Mercury Rev w/Hope on vocals

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Mercury Rev w/Hope on vocals

Postby MikeRMD » Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:25 am

Hi all,

Will wonders never cease. I happened to swing by Hope’s site (hopesandoval.com) and there was news that Hope will sing on Mercury Rev’s cover of Bobby Gentry’s ‘Big Boss Man’ to be available Feb 8/19. Apparently there is a Pitchfork article as well.

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Re: Mercury Rev w/Hope on vocals

Postby Emma » Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:14 pm

I think Hope announced her collaboration with Mercury Rev in an interview for an Australian radio last summer.
The album "The Delta Sweete Revisited" will be available 8th February 2019 via Bella Union.

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Track list :
01 Okolona River Bottom Band [ft. Norah Jones]
02 Big Boss Man [ft. Hope Sandoval]
03 Reunion [ft. Rachel Goswell]
04 Parchman Farm [ft. Carice van Houten]
05 Mornin’ Glory [ft. Laetitia Sadier]
06 Sermon [ft. Margo Price]
07 Tobacco Road [ft. Susanne Sundfør]
08 Penduli Pendulum [ft. Vashti Bunyan with Kaela Sinclair]
09 Jessye’ Lisabeth [ft. Phoebe Bridgers]
10 Refractions [ft. Marissa Nadler]
11 Courtyard [ft. Beth Orton]
12 Ode to Billie Joe [ft. Lucinda Williams]

This is the Pitchfork article Mike mentioned in his post.
https://pitchfork.com/news/mercury-rev- ... ute-album/

Mercury Rev have already released the song "Sermon" featuring Margo Price.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLnBmLCY3f8

If, like me, you're not familiar with the song covered by Hope "Big Boss Man", you can listen to the original version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGZq_23Qfgs
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Re: Mercury Rev w/Hope on vocals

Postby MikeRMD » Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:15 am

Thanks for the info Emma. My "Will wonders never cease." comment was in regards to hopesandoval.com having news in a timely manner, which is something commented on over the years. That album looks interesting. I am familiar with only 4 of the 12 guest female vocalists but those 4 are worthy of a listen.

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Re: Mercury Rev w/Hope on vocals

Postby Emma » Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:52 pm

Mercury Rev/Hope's cover has been released on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhTe6zfoys

Hope's vocals are great! The guitar in the background reminds me of "Pale Blue Eyes".

Bella Union's press release about Mercury Rev/Hope Sandoval 's collaboration:
http://bellaunion.com/2018/12/mercury-r ... GRqgnJo9ug
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Re: Mercury Rev w/Hope on vocals

Postby Hermesacat » Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:46 am

I didn't even know this Mercury Rev thread existed till today (3+ month later). This section of the site is a blind spot for me. apparently. I seem to just go straight to the General Discussion section, mistakenly thinking that's where everything gets posted! Oh, well. Btw, glad to see you're still around and posting Mike. I like Hope's Big Boss Man cover. Norah Jones' contribution stands out for me on that album too. Big Boss Man has a long history of cover versions with dozens of artist covering the song, starting with Jimmy Reed in 1960. And The Grateful Dead played it live many times. Hope's latest in a long line. But Hope says (in an interview) her only real life boss man is her cat Herman! Ha ha.
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