Mark and Petra

Mark Kozelek & Petra Haden rework Huey Lewis' "The Power of Love" for new LP (listen)

Mark and Petra

Mark Kozelek and Petra Haden‘s collaborative album, Joey Always Smiled, is out in October and also features appearances by Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, actor Kevin Corrigan, Ben Boye and more. In addition to the Kozelek/Haden originals, the record closes with a cover of Huey Lewis & The News’ Back to the Future soundtrack hit, “The Power of Love.” Mark and Petra really only retain the words, putting a new melody to the song and recasting it as a spare folk. That premieres in this post — listen below.

Both Mark and Petra have upcoming live dates. Mark will be on tour in Japan and Austraila this month, and has a few North American shows in September, playing Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Chicago. Petra, meanwhile, is touring with Nancy & Beth (aka Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt), playing violin and singing backup, including their upcoming Cafe Carlyle run this month.

All dates are listed, along with Joe Always Smiled album art, tracklist and details, below.

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Mark Kozelek with Petra Haden – Joey Always Smiled Tracklist:
Parakeet Prison
Joey Always Smiled
Rest In Peace R Lee Ermey
Nice People All Around
1983 Era MTV Music Is The Soundtrack To Outcasts Being Bullied By Jocks
Spanish Hotels Are Echoey
The Power Of Love

Recorded in San Francisco, Portland, Hoboken, Los Angeles, NYC, Buffalo, Amsterdam 2018 and 2019.

Music by Mark Kozelek and Petra Haden
Words by Mark Kozelek
Joey Always Smiled music by Maron/Lindner/Danzinger/Haden.
Parakeet Prison music by Ben Boye.
Additional words in Parakeet Prison by Kevin Corrigan.
1983 Era MTV music by Ben Boye and Ramon Fermin.
The Power Of Love by Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes, and Johnny Colla.

Produced by Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek – vocals and guitar
Petra Haden – vocals
Ben Boye – piano, keyboards, drum machine
Steve Shelley – drums on Spanish Hotels Are Echoey
Ramon Fermin – guitars on 1983 MTV Era Music
Kevin Corrigan – additional vocals on Parakeet Prison
Jonathan Maron – bass on Joey Always Smiled
Jason Lindner – keyboards on Joey Always Smiled
Zach Danziger – drums on Joey Always Smiled

Mark Kozelek and Sun Kill Moon – 2019 Tour Dates
May 10, 2019 Mark Kozelek Tokyo Billboard Live (2 shows in one night) – Tokyo, Japan
May 15, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Hotel Esplanade- Melbourne, Australia
May 17, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Town Hall – Meeniyan, Australia
May 18, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Theatre Royal – Castlemaine, Australia
May 19, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Thornbury Theatre – Melbourne, Australia
May 21, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Lansdowne – Sydney, Australia
May 22, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Lansdowne – Sydney, Australia
May 23, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Old Museum – Brisbane, Australia
May 25, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Tuning Fork – Auckland, New Zealand
May 26, 2019 Sun Kil Moon San Fran – Wellington, New Zealan
Sep 09, 2019 Sun Kil Moon L’astral – Montreal, Canada
Sep 10, 2019 Sun Kil Moon 27 Club – Ottawa, Canada
Sep 12, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Great Hall – Toronto, Canada
Sep 14, 2019 Sun Kil Moon Old Town School Of Folk – Chicago, IL

Petra Haden with Nancy and Beth – 2019 Tour Dates
May 03, 2019 – Feinstein’s at Hotel Nikko – San Francisco, CA
May 04, 2019 – Feinstein’s at Hotel Nikko – San Francisco, CA – TWO SHOWS
May 06, 2019 – City Winery – Chicago, IL
May 07, 2019 – City Winery – Chicago, IL
May 09, 2019 – YMCA Boulton Center – Bay Shore, NY
May 10, 2019 – Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, CT
May 12, 2019 – City Winery – Boston, MA – Early and late Shows
May 14, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 15, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 16, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 17, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 18, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 21, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 22, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 23, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 24, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
May 25, 2019 – Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel – New York, NY
June 06, 2019 – Wrest Point – Hobart, Australia
June 09, 2019 – Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Adelaide, Australia
June 10, 2019 – Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Adelaide, Australia
June 12, 2019 – Melbourne Recital Centre – Melbourne, Australia
June 13, 2019 – Melbourne Recital Centre – Melbourne, Australia
June 16, 2019 – Sydney Opera House – Sydney, Australia – TWO SHOWS
June 18, 2019 – Lizotte’s – Newcastle, Australia
June 19, 2019 – QPAC – Brisbane, Australia