4AD celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and, in a slightly delayed celebration, the record company has just announced that next month it will be launching a compilation of covers called Bills, Aches and Blues. It has 18 artists who are currently on its roster, covering songs from the history of 4AD. Contributors include Breeders, Bradford Cox, Big Thief, Jenny Hval, Bing and Ruth, Future Islands and more. The entire compilation will be available on 4/2, but every week until then 4AD will share a segment of the songs that are in it.
First, we have the Breeders covering “Dirt Eaters” by His Name Is Alive, US Girls covering “Junkyard” at the Birthday Party, Aldous Harding covering “Revival” by Deerhunter, Tkay Maidza covering Pixies “Where Is My Mind?” And Maria Somerville covering Air Miami’s “Seabird”.
The first year of revenue from Bills, Aches and Blues will be donated to The Harmony Project in Los Angeles. Listen to the first round of covers and check out the full tracklist of the compilation below.
TRACKLIST:
01 Tkay Maidza – “Where’s My Mind?” (Pixies)
02 US Girls – “Junkyard” (the birthday party)
03 Aldous Harding – “Revival” (Deerhunter)
04 The Breeders – “Dirt Eaters” (his name is alive)
05 Maria Somerville – “Seabird” (Air Miami)
06 Tune-Yards – “Cannonball” (The Breeders)
07 Spencer. – “Genesis” (Grimes)
08 Helado Negro – “Futurismo” (Deerhunter)
09 Efterklang – “Postal” (Piano Magic)
10 Bing and Ruth – “Gigantic” (Pixies)
11 Islands of the Future – “The Moon is Blue” (Color Box)
12 Jenny Hval – “Sunbathing” (exuberant)
13 Dry cleaning – “Forgetfulness” (Grimes)
14 Bradford Cox – “Mountain Battles” (Creators)
15 SOHN – “Song To The Siren” (Tim Buckley)
16 Becky And The Birds – “The Wolves Act I and II” (Bon Iver)
17 Ex: Re – “Misery Is A Butterfly” (Blond Redhead)
18 Big Thief – “Off You” (The Breeders)
The full Bills, Aches and Blues will be released digitally on 2/4. The physical editions will come out later this year – order them here.