Light in the Attic & Friends

Light in the Attic & Friends is a compilation album by the American record label Light in the Attic Records. The album collects from Light in the Attic's Cover Songs singles, a series of 7" singles featuring contemporary artists covering past Light in the Attic artists, as well as including a number of original recordings.[2] The compilation was released digitally and on vinyl on November 24, 2023, with the vinyl release being exclusive to Record Store Day's Black Friday sale.

Light in the Attic & Friends
A stylized, cartoonish drawing of a house with a human face coming out of the sides in the nighttime.
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 24, 2023
Length84:35
LabelLight in the Attic
Singles from Light in the Attic & Friends
  1. "We Don't Run"
    Released: October 2, 2023
  2. "How Could You Let Me Go"
    Released: November 10, 2023
  3. "Blink"
    Released: November 17, 2023
Light in the Attic & Friends ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Times[1]

Release

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The album was first announced on October 2, 2023, with a release date set for November 24 by Light in the Attic Records.[3] It released digitally and on vinyl, with the vinyl release being exclusive to Record Store Day's Black Friday sale.[2] The two-disc release was pressed on "smash colored" vinyl.[4] Its cover art was designed by British artist Sophy Hollington, and it came with a booklet of liner notes written by Lydia Hyslop.[4]

The announcement came with its lead single, a cover of Willie Nelson's "We Don't Run" by the father-daughter duo of Ethan and Maya Hawke, which is the duo's first music release together.[2] The second single, Vashti Bunyan and Devendra Banhart's cover of Madelynn Von Ritz's "How Could You Let Me Go", was released on November 10.[5][6] The third single, Mary Lattimore's cover of Hiroshi Yoshimura's "Blink", was released on November 17.[7]

Track listing

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Light in the Attic & Friends track listing
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."I'll Slip Away" (Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band)Sixto Rodriguez3:32
2."After Laughter (Comes Tears)" (Sweet Tea)Wendy Rene3:31
3."How Could You Let Me Go" (Vashti Bunyan and Devendra Banhart)Madelynn Von Ritz4:11
4."We'll Understand" (Barbara Lynn)The Supreme Jubilees4:55
5."Key to Love Is Understanding" (BadBadNotGood featuring Jonah Yano)The Majestics5:49
6."If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up" (Iggy Pop and Zig Zags)Betty Davis3:59
7."Low Life" (Mozart Estate)Public Image Ltd3:27
8."Once I Was" (Leslie Winer and Maxwell Sterling)Tim Buckley3:51
9."We Don't Run" (Ethan and Maya Hawke)Willie Nelson3:40
10."Won't You Tell Your Dreams" (Gold Leaves)Lee Hazlewood3:19
11."The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea" (Swamp Dogg, John C. Reilly, Jenny Lewis, and Tim Heidecker)The Louvin Brothers3:29
12."You've Become a Habit" (Silas Short)Leo Nocentelli3:59
13."Honey Moon" (Mac DeMarco)Haruomi Hosono2:36
14."Send It On" (Cameron Bethany)D'Angelo6:07
15."Le chant des fauves" (Roedelius)Tinariwen6:51
16."Same Old Man" (Mark Lanegan)Karen Dalton2:47
17."Something on Your Mind" (Angel Olsen)Karen Dalton3:43
18."Blink" (Mary Lattimore)Hiroshi Yoshimura5:40
19."Plain as Your Eyes Can See" (Acetone)Jim Sullivan3:50
20."Rabbit Hills" (Steve Gunn and Bridget St John)Michael Chapman5:19
Total length:84:35

Personnel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hodgkinson, Will; Schofield, Blanca (November 25, 2023). "The best new music to listen to this week". The Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kelly, Tyler Damara (October 3, 2023). "Light in the Attic announce Record Store Day exclusive reissue of their Cover Series, Light in the Attic & Friends". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ LaPierre, Megan (October 2, 2023). "Ethan and Maya Hawke Cover Willie Nelson for Light in the Attic & Friends Compilation". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Christopher, Michael (November 23, 2023). "Rock Music Menu: More highlights for Record Store Day Black Friday". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Sacher, Andrew (November 10, 2023). "Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart cover Lynn Castle for new Light in the Attic comp". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 10, 2023). "Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart – "How Could You Let Me Go" (Madelynn Von Ritz aka Lynn Castle Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 17, 2023). "Mary Lattimore – "Blink" (Hiroshi Yoshimura Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2023.