Ben Sollee, Daniel Martin Moore, and Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk) have teamed up for Dear Companion, an album-length love letter to their native state, Kentucky. With songs written and performed by Sollee and Moore, Yames has taken the role as producer.
From the press release:
A portion of the proceeds from Dear Companion will benefit Appalachian Voices, an organization devoted to ending mountaintop removal and finding a better way forward. Learn more at I Love Mountains or Sub Pop Records.
Download the lead single, “Something, Somewhere, Sometime” here.
The stream is available until the album comes out on February 16, 2010 on Sub Pop Records.