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'Bob Dylan in the 80s' tribute to feature Built to Spill, Deer Tick, Craig Finn, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, more; release show at MHOW

Bob Dylan

To celebrate the 1980-1990 period of Bob Dylan‘s career, ATO Records will release Bob Dylan in the 80s: Vol. 1 on March 25. The tribute compilation was put together by producers Jesse Lauter (Elvis Perkins, The Low Anthem) and Sean O’Brien (Dawes, PAPA), and features covers by Built to Spill, Deer Tick, The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Gene Ween & Slash, Glen Hansard, Dawn Landes & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Blitzen Trapper, Yellowbirds, Ivan & Alyosha, Reggie Watts, Elvis Perkins, Lucius and more. Listen to Built to Spill’s take on “Jokerman” from the compilation, with the full tracklist, below.

The new compilation will be celebrated with a record release show in NYC the day before its release at Music Hall of Williamsburg (3/24). The show will feature Dylan’s music performed by some of the artists on the album, including John & Ian of Deer Tick, Elvis Perkins, Langhorne Slim, Dawn Landes, Yellowbirds, Hannah Cohen and members of Tea Leaf Green. The lineup also includes Spirit Family Reunion (who are not on the album) and “special guests.” Tickets for the show go on sale Friday (2/28) at noon.

Stream Built to Spill’s “Jokerman” cover with the album tracklist, below…

Built to Spill – “Jokerman”

Tracklist:
01. Langhorne Slim & The Law – “Got My Mind Made Up”
02. Built to Spill – “Jokerman”
03. Reggie Watts – “Brownsville Girl (Reprise)”
04. Craig Finn – “Sweetheart Like You”
05. Ivan & Alyosha – “You Changed My Life”
06. Deer Tick – “Night After Night”
07. Dawn Landes & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “Dark Eyes”
08. Tea Leaf Green – “Waiting To Get Beat”
09. Aaron Freeman & Slash – “Wiggle Wiggle”
10. Elvis Perkins – “Congratulations”
11. Hannah Cohen – “Covenant Woman”
12. Marco Benevento – “Every Grain Of Sand”
13. Yellowbirds – “Series Of Dreams”
14. Blitzen Trapper – “Unbelievable”
15. Lucius – “When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky”
16. Glen Hansard – “Pressing On”
17. Carl Broemel – “Death Is Not The End”