We all know Justin Vernon is a musical Renaissance Man. Over the past few years, he’s dominated the alt-rock universe with Bon Iver, and he’s also worked up a handful of intriguing collaborations (with art-rock impressionists Volcano Choir, blues-rock goofballs Shouting Matches, and psych-funk oddballs Gayngs). And now–because, you know, he really needs another resume boost–he’s also produced an upcoming album by Blind Boys of Alabama, the sightless, Grammy-winning vocal ensemble.
According to Under the Radar, I’ll Find a Way was produced by Vernon in his Wisconsin studio, and it features contributions from “Sam Amidon, My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden, tUnE-yArDs’ Merrill Garbus, White Hinterland’s Casey Dienel, Patty Griffin, and Vernon himself.” The album will be released by Sony Masterworks on October 1st.
Here’s the full tracklist:
God Put A Rainbow In The Cloud
I’ll Find A Way (To Carry It All) feat. Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond
I Am Not Waiting Anymore feat. Sam Amidon
I Shall Not Be Moved
Take Me To The Water
I’ve Been Searching feat. Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs
There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table) feat. Casey Dienel of White Hinterland
Take your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
Every Grain Of Sand feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver
My God Is Real
Jubilee feat. Patty Griffin
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Its incredible what can happen when artists from two completely seperate genres come together to creat an album. You can listen to some of their tracks on daytrotter right now
http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/the-blind-boys-of-alabama/20057226-7168&playerLoadAndPlayConcert=20057226-7168