Morrissey has detailed his new covers album California Son. The 12-track record is out May 24 via Etienne (Morrissey’s BMG imprint). Below, hear Moz’s cover of Roy Orbison’s “It’s Over,” featuring backing vocals by LP.
California Son, produced by Joe Chiccarelli, features a number of guests: Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, Broken Social Scene’s Ariel Engle, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Petra Haden, Young the Giant’s Sameer Gadhia, the Regrette’s Lydia Night, and LP. Find the tracklist below.
Morrissey’s latest album of original music, Low in High School, came out in 2017.
California Son:
01 Morning Starship (Jobriath cover) [ft. Ed Droste]
02 Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow (Joni Mitchell cover) [ft. Ariel Engle]
03 Only a Pawn in Their Game (Bob Dylan cover) [ft. Petra Haden]
04 Suffer the Little Children (Buffy Sainte-Marie cover)
05 Days of Decisions (Phil Ochs cover) [ft. Sameer Gadhia]
06 It’s Over (Roy Orbison cover) [ft. LP]
07 Wedding Bell Blues (The Fifth Dimension cover) [ft. Billie Joe Armstrong and Lydia Night]
08 Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Dionne Warwick cover)
09 Lady Willpower (Gary Puckett cover)
10 When You Close Your Eyes (Carly Simon cover) [ft. Petra Haden]
11 Lenny’s Tune (Tim Hardin cover)
12 Some Say I Got Devil (Melanie cover)
