This track is like 31 types of epic. It’s like the fucking Baskin and Robbins of gorgeousness. But hey it’s Thom York so what else would you expect?
The cover is taken from Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy a 21 track compilation dedicated to Melissa (the wife of singer-songwriter Mark Mulcahy) who died suddenly last year leaving Mark to raise three year old twins all on his lonesome. It’s tragic stuff but Yorke’s heartbreaking amalgam of skittering electronics, angelic vocals, MBV style over-driven guitars and of course Mulcahy’s beautiful lyrics has birthed the most stirring of tributes. This is ethereal, grounded in real loss, sonically transcendent and a stern contender for song of the year. Now excuse me while I bawl my fucking eyes out.
Do yourself a favor and listen to it here!
The rest of the tracklist which features Ben Kweller, Mercury Rev, Michael Stipe Dinosaur Jr, The National and more is as follows:
01 Thom Yorke – “All For The Best”
02 The National – “Ashamed Of The Story I Told”
03 Michael Stipe – “Everything’s Coming Undone”
04 David Berkeley – “Loves The Only Thing That Shuts Me Up”
05 Dinosaur Jr. – “The Backyard”
06 Chris Harford & Mr Ray Neal – “Micon The Icon”
07 Frank Black – “Bill Jocko”
08 Vic Chesnutt – “Little Man”
09 Unbelievable Truth – “Ciao My Shining Star”
10 Butterflies Of Love – “I Have Patience”
11 Chris Collingwood (Fountains Of Wayne) – “Cookie Jar”
12 Frank Turner – “The Quiet One”
13 Rocket From The Tombs – “In Pursuit Of Your Happiness”
14 Ben Kweller – “Wake Up Whispering”
15 Josh Rouse – “I Woke Up In The Mayflower”
16 Autumn Defense – “Paradise”
17 Hayden -“Happy Birthday Yesterday”
18 Juliana Hatfield – “We’re Not In Charleston Anymore”
19 Mercury Rev – “Sailors And Animals”
20 Elvis Perkins – “She Watches Over Me”
21 Sean Watkins – “A World Away From This One”
Thanks to Stereogum
