Angel Olsen Covers Lucinda Williams’ “Greenville”

Angel Olsen has shared a brand new cowl of Lucinda Williams’ track from 1998’s Automotive Wheels on a Gravel Highway, “Greenville.” The Amazon Unique track consists of vocals from Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy and was engineered by Kyle Thomas (aka King Tuff). Hear at Amazon and beneath. (Pitchfork earns a fee from purchases made by affiliate hyperlinks on our website.)

“Earlier than I wrote Massive Time I discovered a brand new obsession and love for Lucinda’s physique of labor,” Olsen stated in a press release. “There isn’t any one like her on the market. It’s clear to me that her songs come from a really actual place, and that’s the one type of writing I like.” She continued:

I recorded my model of “Greenville” in Los Angeles earlier this month with Kyle Thomas of King Tuff. We’ve identified one another for some time, however by no means recorded music collectively. Kyle made this so enjoyable to report and we had a good time goofing round. Meg Duffy additionally sang with me on this monitor. Meg confirmed me this track for the primary time years in the past and was the primary one to introduce me to Lucinda’s music. It was very significant to have them on the monitor with me.

Olsen, who simply launched her new album Massive Time, has additionally introduced a livestream of a live performance filmed at Topanga Canyon’s open-air Theatricum Botanicum. Atlas Obscura Day Tripper airs Tuesday, July 19 at 9 p.m. Japanese. Discover extra info at Veeps.

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