This week, Lightning Rod Records releases 'Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born In The U.S.A.' Time.com called it "a country twist on Springsteen's classic," while Magnet said the compilation is "bound to be a shock to long-held assumptions." Stream the full album at Time.com: http://shorefi.re/1tokaTI
This week, SiriusXM's E Street radio (Channel 20) will air a special on 'Dead Man's Town' playing the album in full along with commentary by co-executive producers Logan Rogers and Evan Schlanksy about the making of the tribute. Air dates and times below.
Thursday 9/18, 12am ET
Friday 9/19, 4pm ET
Saturday 9/20, 12am ET
Saturday 9/20, 8am ET
Saturday 9/20, 3pm ET
Listen to Spotify's 'Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A.' full album stream including artist commentaries here: http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/3xNptuWRxxBb4bb3PEP6rS
Praise for 'Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born In The U.S.A.':
"These artists are "reimagining 'Born in the U.S.A.'... with a reduced approach more influenced by that of the acoustic 'Nebraska'" - Rolling Stone.com
"A country twist on Springsteen's classic" - Time.com
"Remarkably focused and consistent" - American Songwriter
""[One of] Summer's Secret Best Country Songs" - FADER on Holly Williams' "No Surrender"
"The best damn Springsteen cover we've heard yet." - Esquire on Joe Pug's "Downbound Train
"Highlight(s) the small-town pathos at its core." - Entertainment Weekly on Justin Townes Earle's "Glory Days"
"More haunting than most of the other versions out there... a worthy update and a worthy tribute" - Stereogum on Low's "I'm On Fire"
"Goosebump material" - Hear Ya on Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires' "Born In The USA"
Order at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/deadmanstown
Order at Amazon: http://smarturl.it/deadmantownamazon
Order at Lightning Rod Records: http://www.lightningrodrecords.com/store.html
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Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A on the web:
http://lightningrodrecords.com/
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