'I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina' - Run For Cover Records (09/05)

Run For Cover Records announce Jason Molina compilation tribute (including MJ Lenderman, Hand Habits, Horse Jumper of Love, Sun June and more) & exclusive vinyl variant for S&D Subscribers

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Hey everyone,

Hope all’s well with you all.

We’re thrilled to be able to share some really exciting news of a forthcoming new tribute album via our friends over at Run For Cover Records which sees some of our current favorite artists offering their own unique interpretations of various songs from across the JM catalog.

Arriving September 5th, the compilation is titled 'I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina', and will feature musical contributions from: MJ Lenderman, Horse Jumper of Love, Hand Habits, Advance Base, Sun June, Runnner, Sadurn, Friendship, Trace Mountains, Another Michael, Lutalo and Teen Suicide. The album also features stunning painted artwork by Jason’s longtime collaborator and friend William Schaff.

In collaboration with Static & Distance, Run For Cover have kindly put together a beautiful ‘White Sulfur’ vinyl variant especially for S&D subscribers, which you can see below:

Limited to 500 copies only, the exclusive S&D variant can be pre-ordered here now

10% of all profits from record sales will be donated to MusiCares® Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Fund, a nonprofit that helped Jason in times of need.

In addition to the physical and digital release of I Will Swim to You , RFC will also release a physical-only split 7”, featuring an unreleased demo recording of ‘The Last 3 Human Words’ by Jason on one side, and MJ Lenderman’s cover of ‘Just Be Simple’ on the other. This is also available as a bundle option alongside the album vinyl release.

To mark the announcement, RFC have shared two songs from the upcoming release, MJ Lenderman's take on ‘Just Be Simple’ , and Sun June's version of "Leave The City"

Listen to "Just Be Simple" by MJ Lenderman:

Listen to"Leave the City" by Sun June:

To articulate all of this much better than we’re able to ourselves, here are some beautiful words on the project that were put together for RFC via contributor and friend of S&D Erin Osmon:

Jason Molina was an artist who didn’t like to look back. Throughout the singer-songwriter’s life and career, a restless and evolving creative pulse propelled him forward, training his focus on what was next. His unyielding creativity and work ethic bore sacred fruit. In his short life, Molina achieved what most musicians strive for: a sound that is instantly recognizable but rarely repeats itself.

From the banks of Lake Erie in his hometown Lorain, Ohio, to international stages with his bands Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., Molina performed his vast catalog of mysterious, romantic, tempestuous, and monumental songs that were at once innovative and rooted in American tradition. He consistently tinkered with his sound, image, band, and homebase in order to sate his muse. Tenor guitar-toting misfit. Lovesick lo-fi indie rocker. Dirgey slowcore bard. 21st century roots-rock trailblazer. Canonical Midwestern songwriter. Jason Molina planted his creative flag in all of these territories — to stake his claim, convey how far he’d traveled, and leave behind a trail of precious talismans.

With ‘I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina’ — named after a line in Molina’s song “Lioness” — Run For Cover Records and a coterie of affiliated artists honor the songwriter’s enduring impact. The compilation of Molina covers is performed by some of today’s most visionary singer-songwriters, including MJ Lenderman, Hand Habits, Horse Jumper of Love, Sun June and more, and includes singular interpretations of Molina fan favorites and deep cuts from his solo albums and lesser-known EPs. The resulting collection, an unmistakable labor of love, is an often-stunning gestalt of generational talent paying homage to one of the most gifted but underrated American songwriters.

I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina is due out September 5th via Run For Cover Records.

10% of the profits from each "I Will Swim to You" record will be donated to MusiCares® Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Fund.

I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina track list:
1. Just Be Simple (MJ Lenderman)
2. Blue Factory Flame (Horse Jumper of Love)
3. The Dark Don't Hide It (Trace Mountains)
4. Leave The City (Sun June)
5. When Your Love Has Gone (Runnner)
6. The Old Black Hen (Sadurn)
7. Everything Should Try Again (Advance Base)
8. Lioness (Hand Habits)
9. Whip Poor Will (Teen Suicide)
10. Hard To Love A Man (Friendship)
11. Shadow Answers The Wall (Lutalo)
12. The Farewell Transmission (Another Michael)

Again, you can find an exclusive S&D preorder link - HERE

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All the best,

S&D x