Cat No: LITA45-057
Angel Olsen covers “Something On Your Mind,” while Karen Dalton’s version is
found on the flip.
The latest release in Light in the Attic’s 7″ Covers Series.
Artwork by Los Angeles-based fine artist Robbie Simon.
Pressed at Third Man Pressing. Non-Returnable.
Didn’t you see, you can’t make it without ever even trying? — Dino Valenti, lyrics
from “Something On Your Mind”
Light in the Attic is honored to be releasing Angel Olsen’s gorgeous cover of Karen Dalton’s moving
interpretation of ‘Something On Your Mind,’ a song that enduringly underscores the unspoken
thoughts, painful truths and buried emotions between people and within oneself. Thematically, the
song is universal and resonates as much with listeners today emerging from a post-pandemic world
as it did for Karen Dalton when she first recorded it in 1971 for her second and final studio album, In
My Own Time. “‘Something On Your Mind’ for me is about letting yourself face something that keeps
setting you back,” says Angel Olsen, who has come to the forefront of Karen Dalton appreciators
around the world, both in her contribution of this new interpretation and as the voice of Dalton’s
personal journals in the recent documentary, Karen Dalton: In My Own Time. As part of the latest
installment of LITA’s long-running cover series, Angel’s cover is found on the a-side, while the flip
includes Karen’s 1971 version.
Previous singles in Light in the Attic’s Covers Series includes musician, poet, and author Leslie
Winer collaborating with Manchester-born composer Maxwell Sterling on a truly gorgeous cover of
Tim Buckley’s 1967 forlorn love song “Once I Was,” Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy covering
Johnnie Frierson’s beautiful and inspiring tune “Miracles,” BADBADNOTGOOD with Jonah Yano
covering “Key To Love (Is Understanding)” by Milwaukee’s funk/soul pioneers Majestics, Charles
Bradley & the Menahan Street Band covering Sixto Rodriguez, Mac DeMarco covering Haruomi
Hosono’s “Honey Moon,” and Iggy Pop with the Zig Zags transforming Betty Davis’ dirty funk into a
heavy Sabbath grind, amongst many others.
Tracklist:
Something On Your Mind – Angel Olsen
Something On Your Mind – Karen Dalton
Something On Your Mind
Record Label: Light In The AtticGenre: Folk
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