'Bridging the Distance: A Portland, OR Covers Compilation' features covers from Fleetwood Mac, Yes, Billy Idol and even Johnny Hates Jazz as performed by a myriad of modern day heroes including The Thermals, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie, The Dandy Warhols, The Decemberists and a slew of others (as listed below).The compilation project benefits 'p:ear', 'a mentoring programme for homeless and transitional youths specializing in helping to bridge financial and class distances'. The album will be out next month; April 17th to be precise. Looks and sounds pretty darn good to me! More info on p:ear can be found here.
Tracklisting: 1. The Decemberists - 'Think About Me' (Fleetwood Mac)'2. Pat MacDonald - 'The Harder They Come' (Jimmy Cliff)/3. The Joggers - 'Long Distance Runaround' (Yes)/4. The Snuggle Ups - 'Dancing in the Dark' (Bruce Springsteen)/5. The Thermals - 'Tangerine' (Led Zeppelin)/6. Christopher Walla - 'Shattered Dreams' (Johnny Hates Jazz)/7. Viva Voce - 'Eye in the Sky' (The Alan Parsons Project)/8. The Minus 5 - 'That Smell' (Lynyrd Skynyrd)/9. Talkdemonic - 'Sombre Reptiles' (Brian Eno)/10. The Minders - 'Don't Bring Me Down' (Electric Light Orchestra)/11. The Kingdom - 'Sister Christian' (Night Ranger)/12. Lackthereof - 'What a Fool Believes' (The Doobie Brothers)/13. Whip - 'White Wedding' (Billy Idol)/14. Wet Confetti - 'Invincible' (Pat Benatar)/15. The Dandy Warhols - 'She Sells Sanctuary' (The Cult)/16. Point Juncture, WA - 'Pearl of the Quarter' (Steely Dan)/17. Blitzen Trapper - 'Crazy on You' (Heart)/18. Crosstide - ''What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?' (Elvis Costello)/19. Britt Daniel - 'Bring It on Home to Me' (Sam Cooke)
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