New EC Tribute CD Nov. 1 is the Austin release date for Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello, a collection of national and local bands covering E's songs. Other albums have culled previously recorded Costello covers, but the makers of Almost You say this is the first Elvis tribute made from scratch. Contributors include Vic Chesnutt dueting with Jack Logan, Fastball, Hem, the Posies' Jonathan Auer, the Damnations, Kevin Russell, and Grand Champeen.
Tracks were recorded exclusively for the project over the past two years in New York, Philadelphia, Athens, Ga., Oxford, Mass., Seattle, Dallas, and of course, Austin. To kick off the project here in town, there'll be a Costello tribute show at the Mercury Nov. 1 (lineup TBA). The album will be released nationally Jan. 21 on local indie Glurp with distribution assistance from Bar None, with a limited number of CDs available in Austin until then at the release party, Waterloo Records, and via www.glurp.com.
(Submitted by Mike Hernandez)
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