Andrew Bird and his frequent collaborator Madison Cunningham have introduced a brand new album: Cunningham Bird finds the musicians totally masking Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ landmark 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks. Take a look at Chook and Cunningham’s new variations of “Crying in the Night” and “Crystal” beneath.
Cunningham Chook is out October 18. Mike Viola produced the album, and he additionally contributed Wurlitzer, bass and drums; Griffin Goldsmith additionally performed drums and percussion on the brand new album.
“It’s onerous to take heed to Buckingham Nicks’ 1973 debut album with out making an attempt to think about it as a prequel to Fleetwood Mac’s legend,” Andrew Chook mentioned in a press release. “It’s onerous to take heed to this album interval, because it’s out-of-print and never out there on any streaming providers. But it’s that youthful ambition and overindulgence that make it fascinating. One of the best cause to cowl anybody is that little a part of you that thinks you may do it higher. This album epitomizes extra and confidence, and it solely made sense to embody that spirit ourselves. The arrogance, that’s, to mess with an iconic, if underrated gem. Madison is probably the most gifted musician I’ve encountered. She has a stressed ear, all the time on the lookout for a brand new sound or harmonic twist. Her voice is goosebump inducing, nimble and emotive at any quantity. I simply needed to discover the precise challenge for us to go deep on and that is it.”
Madison Cunningham added, “Ever since figuring out and taking part in with Andrew, I’ve wished to hitch forces with him independently of our personal initiatives. He’s one in every of my favourite artists alive and one of many deepest musical collaborators I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have. This buried Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham file discovered us in a spot the place we had been making an attempt to determine what we may do collectively. Unfamiliar with it, however excited by its shortage on streaming platforms, we determined to take it on from entrance to again, in our personal method. It was unsurprising to me the way it ended up turning into one of the vital creatively satisfying record-making experiences I’ve had, however the unexpected bonus was how related a few of these lyrics could be to my very own life within the time of constructing it. It turned a lifeline for me, and I hope we’ve completed it justice.”
Andrew Chook and Madison Cunningham have labored collectively on a handful of initiatives, together with Chook’s albums My Finest Work Yet and Inside Problems, in addition to his Hark! EP. Cunningham launched her most up-to-date studio album, Revealer, in September 2022, and it earned her a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
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