Lucky Bird Media‘>A brand new assortment of beforehand unreleased recordings from singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt has been introduced. Sky Blue collects early drafts of songs like “Pancho and Lefty” and “Rex’s Blues,” recorded with Bill Hedgepeth in 1973. It additionally options two songs which have by no means been heard earlier than—“Sky Blue” and “All I Need”—and covers of songs by Richard Dobson and Tom Paxton.
Sky Blue arrives March 7 (what would have been Van Zandt’s 75th birthday) by way of TVZ/Fat Possum. Hear “All I Need” under (by way of Stereogum). Plus, take a look at the Sky Blue tracklist.
Read Pitchfork’s characteristic “The Story of Outlaw Country in 33 Songs.”
Sky Blue:
01 All I Need
02 Rex’s Blues
03 Hills of Roane County
04 Sky Blue
05 Forever for Always For Certain
06 Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (Smoky Version)
07 Pancho and Lefty
08 Snake Song
09 Silver Ships of Andilar
10 Dream Spider
11 The Last Thing on My Mind
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