The one who was the vocalist of the essential Everything But The Girl, Tracey thorn, returns to the present two years after his last job.
The British singer will publish "Tinsel and Lights" next October 30, an album of covers of songs by Stephin Merrit, White Stripes, Sufjan Stevens, Randy Newman and Low, among others. The album features Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and her husband and former bandmate Ben Watt.
These will be his songs:
- Joy (Tracey Thorn)
- Hard Candy Christmas (Dolly Parton)
- Like a Snowman (Stephin Merritt)
- Maybe This Christmas (Ron Sexsmith)
- In the Cold, Cold Night (White Stipes)
- Snow (written by Randy Newman)
- Snow in Sun (Green Gartside of Scritti Politti)
- Have Yourself at Merry Little Christmas
- Tinsel and Lights (Tracey Thorn)
- River (Joni Mitchell)
- Taking Down the Tree (ft. Green Gartside) (Low)
- Sister Winter (Sufjan Stevens)
- 25th December (Everything But the Girl) (US LP bonus track)
Source - Mondosonoro
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