{"id":806901,"date":"2020-04-29T06:13:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T12:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=991190"},"modified":"2020-04-29T06:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T12:13:05","slug":"nick-cave-covers-t-rexs-cosmic-dancer-for-new-tribute-album-angelheaded-hipster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/nick-cave-covers-t-rexs-cosmic-dancer-for-new-tribute-album-angelheaded-hipster\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Cave Covers T. Rex\u2019s \u2018Cosmic Dancer\u2019 for New Tribute Album \u2018Angelheaded Hipster\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nick Cave shared a tender interpretation of T. Rex<\/a>\u2019s \u201cCosmic Dancer,\u201d the first offering from the upcoming tribute compilation, Angelheaded Hipster<\/i>, which was produced by the late Hal Willner<\/a>. The record will arrive September 4th via BMG.<\/p>\n

For his cover, Cave transformed \u201cCosmic Dancer\u201d into a poignant piano ballad buoyed by a rich orchestral arrangement. The track arrived with a video of Cave and others recording the song in the studio, paired with a montage of archival footage of T. Rex.<\/p>\n

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex <\/i>boasts renditions of 26 songs Bolan recorded between 1968 and 1977. Some big names on the comp include U2 and Elton John doing \u201cBang a Gong (Get It On),\u201d Joan Jett doing \u201cJeepster,\u201d Lucinda Williams doing \u201cLife\u2019s a Gas\u201d and Kesha doing \u201cChildren of the Revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devendra Banhart, Gaby Moreno, Emily Haines, John Cameron Mitchell, Father John Misty, Perry Farrell, Todd Rundgren and Sean Lennon also contributed to the LP, while Donald Fagen, Van Dyke Parks, Bill Frisell and Wayne Kramer will appear as special guests. The arrangements were crafted by Thomas Bartlett, Steven Bernstein, Eli Brueggemann, J.G. Thirlwell and Steve Weisberg. Bill Curbishley and Ethan Silverman conceived and executive produced the project.<\/p>\n

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Willner \u2014 who died of complications from COVID-19 in early April \u2014 produced an array of tribute compilations throughout his career, enlisting musicians to cover everything from Disney songs and old sea shanties to the music of Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Leonard Cohen. Willner had been working on Angelheaded Hipster <\/i>for several years, with sessions taking place all over in the world in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, London, Paris and Berlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cHal had a unique vision of Marc Bolan\u2019s music, and working on Angelheaded<\/i> Hipster<\/em> brought him great joy,\u201d Rachel Fox, the comp\u2019s supervising producer, said in a statement. \u201cSpeaking for those closest to him, we will forever be heartbroken at the untimely loss of our beloved friend and irreplaceable creative engine. Hal, who referred to Angelheaded<\/i> Hipster<\/i> as his \u2018White Album,\u2019 was eager for everyone to hear these beautiful songs and to start thinking about Bolan and T. Rex again. This album is a testament to Hal\u2019s spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelheaded Hipster <\/strong><\/em>Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disc One<\/em>
1. \u201cChildren of the Revolution\u201d \u2013 Kesha
2. \u201cCosmic Dancer\u201d \u2013 Nick Cave
3. \u201cJeepster\u201d \u2013 Joan Jett
4. \u201cScenescof\u201d \u2013 Devendra Banhart
5. \u201cLife\u2019s a Gas\u201d \u2013 Lucinda Williams
6. \u201cSolid Gold, Easy Action\u201d \u2013 Peaches
7. \u201cDawn Storm\u201d \u2013 B\u00d8RNS
8. \u201cHippy Gumbo\u201d \u2013 Beth Orton
9. \u201cI Love to Boogie\u201d \u2013 King Khan
10. \u201cBeltane Walk\u201d \u2013 Gaby Moreno
11. \u201cBang a Gong (Get It On)\u201d \u2013 U2 feat. Elton John
12. \u201cDiamond Meadows\u201d \u2013 John Cameron Mitchell
13. \u201cBallrooms of Mars\u201d \u2013 Emily Haines<\/p>\n

Disc Two<\/em>
1. \u201cMain Man\u201d \u2013 Father John Misty
2. \u201cRock On\u201d \u2013 Perry Farrell
3. \u201cThe Street and Babe Shadow\u201d \u2013 Elysian Fields
4. \u201cThe Leopards\u201d \u2013 Gavin Friday
5. \u201cMetal Guru\u201d \u2013 Nena
6. \u201cTeenage Dream\u201d \u2013 Marc Almond
7. \u201cOrgan Blues\u201d \u2013 Helga Davis
8. \u201cPlanet Queen\u201d \u2013 Todd Rundgren
9. \u201cGreat Horse\u201d \u2013 Jessie Harris
10. \u201cMambo Sun\u201d \u2013 Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl
11. \u201cPilgrim\u2019s Tale\u201d \u2013 Victoria Williams with Julian Lennon
12. \u201cBang a Gong (Get It On) Reprise\u201d \u2013 David Johansen
13. \u201cShe Was Born to Be My Unicorn \/ Ride A White Swan\u201d \u2013 Maria McKee<\/p>\n

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Nick Cave shared a tender interpretation of T. Rex\u2019s \u201cCosmic Dancer,\u201d the first offering from the upcoming tribute compilation, Angelheaded Hipster, which was produced by the late Hal Willner. The record will arrive September 4th via BMG. For his cover, Cave transformed \u201cCosmic Dancer\u201d into a poignant piano ballad buoyed by a rich orchestral arrangement. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-806901","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-12 16:37:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}