Op 18 oktober verschijnt een integrale cover van het naamloze album dat Lyndsey Buckingham en Stevie Nicks in 1973 maakten, dus voordat zij toetraden dat het op dat moment zieltogende Fleetwood Mac.
‘Cunningham Bird’ werd opgenomen door zanger-violist Andrew Bird en singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham, die dus zelfs in de titel in de huis kruipen van hun twee voorgangers.
Producer Mike Viola speelde ook drums, bas en Wurlitzer en ook Griffin Goldsmith speelde drums en percussie.
In een persbericht schreef Bird: ‘It’s hard to listen to Buckingham Nicks’ 1973 debut album without trying to imagine it as a prequel to Fleetwood Mac’s legend. It’s hard to listen to this album period, as it’s out-of-print and not available on any streaming services. Yet it’s that youthful ambition and overindulgence that make it fascinating. The best reason to cover anyone is that little part of you that thinks you might do it better. This album epitomizes excess and confidence, and it only made sense to embody that spirit ourselves. The confidence, that is, to mess with an iconic, if underrated gem. Madison is the most talented musician I’ve encountered. She has a restless ear, always looking for a new sound or harmonic twist. Her voice is goosebump inducing, nimble and emotive at any volume. I just had to find the right project for us to go deep on and this is it.’’
Cunningham deed ook haar duit in het zakje, maar haar woorden zijn niet veel waard: ‘Ever since knowing and playing with Andrew, I’ve wanted to join forces with him independently of our own projects. He’s one of my favorite artists alive and one of the deepest musical collaborators I’ve been lucky enough to have. This buried Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham record found us in a place where we were trying to figure out what we could do together. Unfamiliar with it, but excited by its scarcity on streaming platforms, we decided to take it on from front to back, in our own way. It was unsurprising to me how it ended up becoming one of the most creatively satisfying record-making experiences I’ve had, but the unforeseen bonus was how relevant some of those lyrics would be to my own life in the time of making it. It became a lifeline for me, and I hope we’ve done it justice.’
Inmiddels zijn twee nummers ervan uit, zodat je een indruk kunt krijgen van hun eigenzinnige versies van ‘Crying in the Night’ en ‘Crystal’:
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