How does one go from TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek as a producer/collaborator to Pete Yorn? Isn’t that sorta like letting Jim Jarmusch direct and collaborate on your first screenplay, but here’s a better idea, working with Brett Ratner for script two?
Well, that’s basically what covers-happy Scarlett Johansson has done. Her first album of Tom Waits covers was recorded and produced under the aegis of Sitek and for her next album, a collection of duets called, Break Up, with jingly-jangly pop-rocker Pete Yorn (who was probably featured on every episode of “The O.C.” – the spot du jour for toothless, boring folky indie-rock)
The album is made up eight Yorn originals, was inspired by Serge Gainsbourg’s collaboration with with Brigitte Bardot (sorry Pete, you’re no jolie laid louche) and a cover of Big Star’s Chris Bell’s eponymous track, “I Am The Cosmos,” recorded in 1978 and belatedly released on his titular 1992 solo album I Am The Cosmos. The pair’s album is due September 8 via Rhino records.
Even with Sitek on hand, we really couldn’t hang with her Anywhere I Lay My Head Waits-inspired album (dreamy production, she can’t sing), so presumably this one will be even less desirable, but here’s the single if you wanna give it a whirl.
She sounds like a didgeridoo with a cold. Awful.
Any word on her proposed butchering of Jeff Buckley’s work. While I’m on that subject..Rod, are you in the know about the status of the long delayed Jeff Buckley documentary “Amazing Grace”? I don’t know if he is your cup of tea or not, but damn, talk about a film i really want to see…just a suggestion for a future post or something. As you were..
I’m actually sitting on some info for the Jeff Buckley biopic. It’s not quite ready for primetime yet and it still feels a little early days.