The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake

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The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake
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Compilation album tribute album to Nick Drake by
various artists
ReleasedJuly 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
Length94:14
LanguageEnglish
Label Chrysalis
Singles from The Endless Coloured Ways – The Songs of Nick Drake
  1. "'Cello Song"
    Released: March 1, 2023
  2. "From the Morning"
    Released: March 22, 2023 [1]
  3. "Saturday Sun" and "I Think They're Leaving Me Behind"
    Released: April 13, 2023 [2]
  4. "Day Is Done" and "One of These Things First"
    Released: June 14, 2023 [3]

The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake is a 2023 compilation album by various artists serving as a tribute to English folk musician Nick Drake. The album was released on 7 July 2023 by Chrysalis Records. The project was helmed by Chrysalis CEO Jeremy Lascelles and Nick Drake estate manager Cally Callomon. [4]

Contents

Release

The album was announced March 1 along with the release of the lead single, Fontaines D.C.'s rendition of "'Cello Song" from the 1969 album Five Leaves Left . [4] [5] Prior to the album, a series of limited edition 7" singles were released featuring a selection of the album's tracks. The series also included a never-before-released recording of Drake playing Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time". [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Hot Press 9⁄10 [9]
Under the Radar 7⁄10 [10]

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing that "it's wonderful to hear yet another generation of artists doing interesting things inspired by Drake's evergreen presence". [7] Bill Pearis of BrooklynVegan highlighted this album as one of the best of the week in indie music and highlighted several "lovely recordings" among the songs. [11] In The Daily Telegraph , James Hall gave this release 5 out of 5 stars, stating that "new angles abound" in interpreting Drake's songs and declaring this compilation "an essential manual on the art of songwriting". [8] Writing for Hot Press , John Walshe scored this album 9 out of 10, summing up that it is "respectful without being overawed of its subject, this is a wonderful collection". [9] In Under the Radar , Ian Rushbury scored this compilation a 7 out of 10, calling it "occasionally fascinating and occasionally frustrating" for its choice of performers and songs that he ultimately considers "a mixed bag". [10] Graham Reid of The New Zealand Herald included this in his favourite albums of 2023. [12]

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Drake.

  1. Fontaines D.C.  – "Cello Song" – 5:04
  2. Camille  – "Hazey Jane II" – 4:07
  3. Mike Lindsay featuring Guy Garvey  – "Saturday Sun" – 5:15
  4. Bombay Bicycle Club featuring The Staves  – "Road" – 2:36
  5. Let's Eat Grandma  – "From the Morning" – 3:40
  6. David Gray  – "Place to Be" – 3:31
  7. John Parish featuring Aldous Harding  – "Three Hours" – 4:32
  8. Stick in the Wheel  – "Parasite" – 4:51
  9. Ben Harper  – "Time Has Told Me" – 3:59
  10. Emeli Sandé  – "One of These Things First" – 3:39
  11. Karine Polwart featuring Kris Drever  – "Northern Sky" – 4:12
  12. Craig Armstrong featuring Self Esteem  – "Black Eyed Dog" – 3:45
  13. Nadia Reid  – "Poor Boy" – 4:35
  14. Christian Lee Hutson featuring Elanor Moss – "Which Will" – 4:04
  15. Skullcrusher featuring Gia Margaret  – "Harvest Breed" – 2:48
  16. Katherine Priddy  – "I Think They're Leaving Me Behind" – 4:32
  17. Aurora  – "Pink Moon" – 2:06
  18. Joe Henry featuring Meshell Ndegeocello  – "Time of No Reply" – 4:04
  19. Famous Blue Cable featuring Feist  – "River Man" – 3:58
  20. Liz Phair  – "Free Ride" – 2:47
  21. Philip Selway  – "Fly" – 5:05
  22. John Grant  – "Day Is Done" – 6:26
  23. The Wandering Hearts – "Voices" – 4:27

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