On Oct. 9, Yo La Tengo will release Sleepless Night a new EP featuring a slew of covers, including a newly released version of The Byrds' "Wasn't Born To Follow."
The project arrives after Yo La Tengo originally collaborated with Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara to create these tracks for a recent retrospective.
"We met Yoshitomo Nara in 2003, would see him at his art shows and our concerts," explained YLT's Ira Kaplan via press release. "...To make the catalogue of his 2020 exhibit at LACMA more personal, the idea came up to include an LP of some of Nara’s favorite songs as part of a deluxe edition. We were asked to provide one side of the LP (and that one track be a new composition), with the other side being another six songs selected by Nara, in their original versions. Here are the six songs we contributed to the LACMA record, chosen in collaboration with Nara."
Other selections include work by The Delmore Brothers, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Lane, and The Flying Machine
Pre-order Sleepless Night here.
Listen to YLT's version of "Wasn't Born To Follow" below:
