While Neil Young's out chasing his Chrome Dreams, 21 female musicians have gotten together to cover some of his classics (the time frame's 1969-1979) in order to raise money for charity and to pay homage to some well loved songs. The cheekily titled Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young's being released by American Laundromat, the folks who recently brought us Dig For Fire, the Pixies tribute with the noisome Mogwai gouging. No Mogwai this time (they ain't ladies), but we do get the Watson Twins, Britta Phillips, Jill Sobule (with John Doe, the one male exception), Kristin Hersh, and another ex-Throwing Muse Tanya Donnelly. Actually, Donnelly wins points for spanning both comps via her association with Kim Deal in the Breeders, so why not offer you a stream of her deeply bowed and felt "Heart Of Gold"? Call it fan boy logic.
A faithful but personalized take, no? The rest of the crew:
Tracklisting (CD I):
01 Tanya Donelly - "Heart Of Gold"
02 Britta Phillips - "I Am A Child"
03 Kate York - "Comes A Time"
04Lori McKenna - "The Needle And The Damage Done"
05 Jill Sobule with John Doe - "Down By The River"
06 Veruca Salt - "Burned"
07 Josie Cotton - "Cowgirl In The Sand"
08 Dala - "A Man Needs A Maid"
09 Darcie Miner - "Ohio"
10 Carmen Townsend - "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
Tracklisting (CD II):
01 Euro-Trash Girl - "Cinnamon Girl"
02 Julie Peel - "I Believe In You"
03 Luff - "Tell Me Why"
04 Dala - "Ohio"
05 Elk City - "Helpless"
06 Amilia K. Spicer - "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
07 Louise Post - "Sugar Mountain"
08 The Watson Twins - "Powderfinger"
09 Kristin Hersh - "Like A Hurricane"
10 Cindy Wheeler - "Old Man"
11 Heidi Gluck (of Some Girls) - "Walk On"
Impressive list, but where's Marissa Nadler?
Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young is in stores 2/18 on American Laundromat, but for a limited time you can get it directly from them or via US iTunes. Proceeds go to Casting For Recovery, "a national non-profit support and educational program for women who have or have had breast cancer."
