A quick fyi: Thanks to NPR, you can now stream You and I, a not-yet released album feaÂturÂing long-lost recordÂings by Jeff BuckÂley, the singer-song writer who died in 1997, just as he seemed poised to be the heir apparÂent to Bob Dylan and Bruce SpringÂsteen. Here’s how NPR describes the album that will be offiÂcialÂly released next week:
You And I colÂlects 10 of his demos, which were recordÂed in FebÂruÂary 1993, shortÂly after he’d signed to his label. For more than 20 years, they sat forÂgotÂten in the vaults — and, more to the point, were nevÂer bootÂlegged or othÂerÂwise cirÂcuÂlatÂed. NewÂly unearthed, they showÂcase a late-bloomÂing 26-year-old artist who’s still findÂing and harÂnessÂing his voice: learnÂing how to manipÂuÂlate its gale-force powÂer, learnÂing when and whether to hold back, and learnÂing how to fulÂly transÂlate his influÂences into a sound of his own.
The songs are mostÂly covÂers of artists like The Smiths, Bob Dylan, Sly & The FamÂiÂly Stone, and Led ZepÂpelin. You can stream the album below, or hear it over at NPR. But hurÂry up, it will only be free for a limÂitÂed time.
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