We’ve known that the Flaming Lips recorded a cover of Guided by Voices’ “Smothered in Hugs” for an as-yet-untitled tribute album ever since Wayne Coyne spilled the beans via Twitter last month, and now a host of acts have been added to the compilation’s impressive roster. No More Fake Labels founder Misty Dawn Briggs gave Independent Weekly the scoop on 20 more tracks promised to the project from Blitzen Trapper (“Hot Freaks”), Cymbals Eat Guitars (“Gleemer”), Superdrag (“A Salty Salute”), Vivian Girls’ Katy Goodman as La Sera (“Watch Me Jumpstart”), Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, and others. Moore’s take on “Stabbing a Star” was previously released on 1998 GBV tribute Blatant Doom Trip.
In addition to the songs unveiled this week, Briggs says that “a couple super secret surprise tracks” are to be revealed later for the LP and bonus EP due out in early 2011. Check out quotes from artists involved with the project here and preview the tracklist (so far) below:
The Flaming Lips – “Smothered in Hugs”
Western Civ – “Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory” and “My Valuable Hunting Knife”
Cymbals Eat Guitars – “Gleemer”
Sorry About Dresden – “Echos Myron”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – “Everywhere With Helicopter”
Crooked Fingers – “Tractor Rape Chain”
Elf Power – “Man Called Aerodynamics”
I Was Totally Destroying It – “I Am Produced”
The Pneurotics – I Am a Tree”
La Sera (Katy Goodman of Vivian Girls) – “Watch Me Jumpstart”
Kelley Deal with Buffalo Killers – “Scalding Creek”
Blitzen Trapper – “Hot Freaks”
Superdrag – “A Salty Salute”
David Kilgour (The Clean) – “How Loft Am I”
Thurston Moore – “Stabbing A Star,”
James Husband (Of Montreal) – “Buzzards and Dreadful Crows”
Twin Tigers – track unknown
Digital-Only EP
Marie Stella – Little Lines”
Free Electric State – “Weedking”
Mass Solo Revolt – “Gold Star for Robot Boy”
Gregg Yeti – “Quality Of Armor”