Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbraugh
Fat Possum
2005
Rating: 7 terrible hawks out of 10
Pretty much any compilation is a tricky affair, and tribute albums even more so – you’re not only including many different artists into the mix, but you’re having them cover a song by an already established and well loved musician (unless it is a really stupid tribute album celebrating crappy performers, of which there are a few). I’ve reviewed a lot of these things, and most of them never got it right; but this tribute to Junior Kimbraugh has got to be the closest I’ve ever seen to a perfect tribute album. There are no bad tracks on here – even the Pete Yorn song is pretty good! Also contributing to the release is Iggy and the Stooges, Spiritualized, Mark Lanegan, The Fiery Furnaces, Entrance feat. Cat Power, The Ponys, Jack Oblivian, Jim White, The Black Keys, and more. I highly recommend this release as not only a great tribute album but a great album altogether.
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