Alt-J @ Leeds Town Hall (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Led by alt-J, label-mates Grouplove, Jealous Of The Birds, Briston Maroney, Benjamin Scheuer and Sofia D’Angelo have performed an at-home cover of the Bob Dylan classic Shelter From The Storm with the aim of raising support for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund and Help Musicians UK initiatives.
“We are really happy to be involved in this project,” alt-J say. “It’s lovely to get to play music with musicians on the same label as us; some of whom we know, some of whom we don’t. It was a new challenge recording this at home separately, even separately from each other, but we think the result is lovely and we hope that it brings a smile to people’s faces at this tricky time.”
“When Canvasback came to us with the idea to collaborate on a more well-known Dylan song with our labelmates we were so down,” Grouplove adds. “It’s always satisfying to go outside of your comfort zone and try something new, especially during these trying times – not to mention attempting to memorize 10 verses.”