Sing Me to Sleep - indie lullabies out now + an MP3 & NY show
DOWNLOAD: Dean & Britta – Making Me Smile (MP3)
“Sing Me To Sleep” is a really fun compilation of lullabies and popular songs re-imagined as lullabies by some of today’s best indie artists including: Dean & Britta, Tanya Donelly, The Leisure Society, The Rest, Telekinesis, Jenny Owen Youngs, The Real Tuesday Weld, Snowbird, Neil Halstead, and many more. All proceeds from this wonderful album are donated to The Valerie Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that provides support for the comprehensive health care of children with cancer and blood disorders. It’s a beautifully produced album for indie-hipsters young and old.
Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies came out in May on American Laundromat Records (the first pressing came with a bonus 7″ with a song by Sigur Rós). Check it out if you can, it’s a great compilation (for adults at least – I haven’t tested it with kids!)
Coming up, Joe’s Pub will be hosting a June 13th show for the album with contributors Tanya Donelly, backed by a jazz ensemble, Jenny Owen Youngs and Julie Peel. This all-ages, kid-friendly (with face painting, free souvenirs and door prizes) starts at noon. Tickets are on sale.
Songs from the record (including Stars cover of the Smith’s “Asleep”) are streaming, and the Dean & Britta track is available above. Tracklist for the CD and show flyer are below…
‘Sing Me To Sleep’ Tracklist:
Listed alphabetically below as full track listing (original artist) – Artist performing
Asleep (Smiths) – Stars
Boys Of Summer (Don Henley) – Papercuts*
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head (ELO) – Telekinesis
Cloudbusting (Kate Bush) – Neil Halstead
Dear Prudence (Beatles) – Casey Mecija (Ohbijou)
Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Traditional) – Dala
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) – Laura Gibson*
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie) – Coctails*
Have You Forgotten (Red House Painters) – Jenny Owen Youngs
Inchworm (Hans Christian Andersen) – The Leisure Society
Kafari (Original) – Sigur Rós [bonus 7″ vinyl only]*
Kiss Off (Violent Femmes) – Say Hi*
Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds) – The Real Tuesday Weld
Making Me Smile (Jack Early) – Dean & Britta
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) – Tanya Donelly
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) “Blue Mix” – Tanya Donelly [bonus 7″ vinyl only]*
Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) – The Rest
Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) – Trespassers William
Strings That Tie To You (Jon Brion) – Julie Peel with Field Mouse & Hailey Wojcik*
The North Wind Doth Blow (Traditional) – Snowbird
The Sounds Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) – The Abbasi Brothers*
You And Your Sister (This Mortal Coil) – O+S
You Are My Sunshine (Traditional) – Peter Broderick*
Note: Starred tracks only appear on the exclusive limited-edition first-pressing CD/vinyl package
