Little did I know while visiting my sister in Mystic, CT over the holidays that her small town is also the home to American Laundromat Records, an awesome little indie label that will release Sing Me To Sleep, a children’s charity compilation “of lullabies and non-lullabies” covered by the likes of O + S, Sigur Rós (bonus 7” only), Dean & Britta, Jenny Owen Youngs, Stars, Papercuts, and many more.
What makes this project even more exciting are the brilliant choice of covers made by the artists involved: Ohbijou’s Casey Mecija will cover Beatles classic “Dear Prudence,” O+S (Remy Zero’s Cedric Lemoyne and Orenda Fink) have chosen This Mortal Coil’s “You And Your Sister,” Stars cover the Smiths’ “Asleep,” and Jenny Owen Youngs covers the Red House Painters’ “Have You Forgotten,” to name a few.
All proceeds from the album, which is set for a May 18 release, will benefit The Valerie Fund, a charity helping children with cancer and blood disorders with health care.
Check out the full track list after the jump and pre-order the first pressing (it comes with a bonus 7” vinyl, poster, and lots more) here.
Sing Me To Sleep:
Asleep (Smiths) – Stars
Boys Of Summer (Don Henley) – Papercuts
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head (ELO) – Telekinesis
Cloudbusting (Kate Bush) – Neil Halstead
Dear Prudence (Beatles) – Casey Mecija (Ohbijou)
Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Traditional) – Dala
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) – Laura Gibson
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie) – Coctails
Have You Forgotten (Red House Painters) – Jenny Owen Youngs
Inchworm (Hans Christian Andersen) – The Leisure Society
Kafari (Original) – Sigur Rós [bonus 7″ vinyl only]
Kiss Off (Violent Femmes) – Say Hi
Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds) – The Real Tuesday Weld
Making Me Smile (Jack Early) – Dean & Britta
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) – Tanya Donelly
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) “Blue Mix” – Tanya Donelly [bonus 7″ vinyl only]
Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) – The Rest
Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) – Trespassers William
Strings That Tie To You (Jon Brion) – Julie Peel with Field Mouse & Hailey Wojcik
The North Wind Doth Blow (Traditional) – Snowbird
The Sounds Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) – The Abbasi Brothers
You And Your Sister (This Mortal Coil) – O+S
You Are My Sunshine (Traditional) – Peter Broderick
Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Traditional) – Dala
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) – Laura Gibson
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie) – Coctails
Have You Forgotten (Red House Painters) – Jenny Owen Youngs
Inchworm (Hans Christian Andersen) – The Leisure Society
Kafari (Original) – Sigur Rós [bonus 7” vinyl only]
Kiss Off (Violent Femmes) – Say Hi
Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds) – The Real Tuesday Weld
Making Me Smile (Jack Early) – Dean & Britta
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) – Tanya Donelly
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) “Blue Mix” – Tanya Donelly [bonus 7” vinyl only]
Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) – The Rest
Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) – Trespassers William
Strings That Tie To You (Jon Brion) – Julie Peel with Field Mouse & Hailey Wojcik
The North Wind Doth Blow (Traditional) – Snowbird
The Sounds Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) – The Abbasi Brothers
You And Your Sister (This Mortal Coil) – O+S
You Are My Sunshine (Traditional) – Peter Broderick