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One on One: 20 Single-Artist Cover Albums Worth A Listen

A well-done cover song is a beautiful thing—and, by extension, so is a compilation of tracks by a slew of musicians paying tribute to one of their heroes. But it takes a special combination of love and guts and a hearty dash of hubris for a single artist to tackle the oeuvre of another—whether a friend or a legend—all by their lonesome. Sometimes the result is a mess (like Dirty Dancing songstress Jennifer Warnes' maudlin, schlocky Leonard Cohen tribute, Famous Blue Raincoat), but when the stars align, it can be really wonderful. Here are a few of our favorites. (Scroll...  read more

Catching Up With... My Morning Jacket's Jim James

Louisville, Ky. native Jim James has been a diehard music lover since before many fans of his band, My Morning Jacket, were born...  read more

Yim Yames: Tribute To

In 2001, George Harrison’s passing so moved...  read more

Download a Monsters of Folk Song for Free

The Conor Oberst-Jim James-M. Ward-Mike Mogis collaboration Monster of Folk has released its first song, "Say Please," from the band's forthcoming album. Fans can stream the track on the band's website or download it directly after entering a super-easy-to-figure-out code. (Hint: It's the track title. Good to see the Monsters at least have decent manners.)...  read more

My Morning Jacket's Jim James to Release George Harrison Covers Record as Yim Yames

In the realm of covers records, some artist pairings are less obvious than others. Remember when that young, blonde actress took on the work of the gravelly-voiced rocker? Didn't really see that one coming. There are other moments, however, when modern musicians have the sense to trace their sonic lineage to an appropriate root. Jim James covering George Harrison seems to constitute one such example. The My Morning Jacket frontman, under the moniker Yim Yames (yeah, we don't really get it either), will release the 6-song EP, Tribute To, this August....  read more