Pitchfork is reporting that Jim James will release a six-song EP of George Harrison covers this August 4. The set was apparently recorded days after George’s passing in 2001 and features two of George’s Beatles songs along with four songs from All Things Must Pass.
I’ve never actually gotten into My Morning Jacket, the band of which Jim James is the lead singer, but I admired his contribution to I’m Not There (a cover of “Goin’ To Acapulco” with Tucson’s own Calexico, seen above) and I’m looking forward to his Monsters of Folk project, a collaboration with M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis.
At the very least, this news prompted me to start listening to All Things Must Pass again, as we all should.
