
I just remembered this came out today and has a pretty fantastic set of artists associated with it -- and is by the director who gave us the great Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, so I guess I'm gonna pick it up tomorrow when I get VF5.
The wonderful and incredibly-difficult-to-pass-up tracklist:
Disc 1
1. "All Along the Watchtower," - Eddie Vedder and the Million Dollar Bashers
2. "I'm Not There," Sonic Youth
3. "Goin' To Acapulco," Jim James and Calexico
4. "Tombstone Blues," Richie Havens
5. "Ballad of a Thin Man," Stephen Malkmus and the Million Dollar Bashers
6. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again," Cat Power
7. "Pressing On," John Doe
8. "Fourth Time Around," Yo La Tengo
9. "Dark Eyes," Iron & Wine and Calexico
10. "Highway 61 Revisited," Karen O and the Million Dollar Bashers
11. "One More Cup of Coffee," Roger McGuinn and Calexico
12. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," Mason Jennings
13. "Billy," Los Lobos
14. "Simple Twist of Fate," Jeff Tweedy
15. "The Man in the Long Black Coat," Mark Lanegan
16. "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)," Willie Nelson and Calexico
Disc 2
1. "As I Went Out One Morning," Mira Billotte
2. "Can't Leave Her Behind," Stephen Malkmus and Lee Ranaldo
3. "Ring Them Bells," Sufjan Stevens
4. "Just Like a Woman," Charlotte Gainsbourg and Calexico
5. "Mama You've Been on My Mind" / "A Fraction of Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie," Jack Johnson
6. "I Wanna Be Your Lover," Yo La Tengo
7. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
8. "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?," The Hold Steady
9. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," Ramblin' Jack Elliot
10. "Wicked Messenger," The Black Keys
11. "Cold Irons Bound," Tom Verlaine and the Million Dollar Bashers
12. "The Times They Are a-Changin'," Mason Jennings
13. "Maggie's Farm," Stephen Malkmus and the Million Dollar Bashers
14. "When the Ship Comes In," Marcus Carl Franklin
15. "Moonshiner," Bob Forrest
16. "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," John Doe
17. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," Antony & the Johnsons
18. "I'm Not There," Bob Dylan
Note that The Million Dollar Bashers are a supergroup featuring Sonic Youth stars Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, Dylan bassist Tony Garnier, guitarist Smokey Hormel and keyboardist John Medeski.
Verlaine/Malkmus collab!
