{"id":805463,"date":"2020-03-19T14:10:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=969952"},"modified":"2020-03-19T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:10:14","slug":"dirty-projectors-cover-john-lennons-isolation-for-covid-19-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/dirty-projectors-cover-john-lennons-isolation-for-covid-19-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Projectors Cover John Lennon\u2019s \u2018Isolation\u2019 for COVID-19 Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Lennon<\/a> was feeling lonely in the fall of 1970. The Beatles had ended in tears, primal scream therapy was putting him in touch with his childhood pain like never before, and it often felt like it was just him and Yoko Ono against the world. You can hear it all on his classic solo debut, Plastic Ono Band<\/em>, whose \u201chome alone on the edge of sanity\u201d vibe has rarely felt more appropriate than it does today in the age of social distancing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s probably why Dirty Projectors<\/a>\u2019 Dave Longstreth chose to cover that album\u2019s \u201cIsolation\u201d as a fundraiser for artists hurt by the COVID-19<\/a> pandemic. \u201cAll proceeds through April 3rd are going toward MusiCares\u2019 COVID-19 relief fund for musicians and music industry folks whose work has been disrupted by the crisis,\u201d he writes in a statement. \u201cI encourage you to buy it (pay-what-you-wish) so we can be a part of helping combat this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

For $1.29 (or more, if you like!) you can hear Longstreth\u2019s spacey electro take on one of the most alienated songs ever written. \u201cWe\u2019re afraid of everyone\/Afraid of the sun,\u201d he sings over an ambient synth bubblebath. It\u2019s a lot more chill than Lennon\u2019s original performance, but the tension comes through all the same.<\/p>\n

For more ideas on how to support musicians during the coronavirus<\/a> crisis, read our guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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