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Seeing as how much I loved Fiona Apple's 2020 album and how much I love Mountain Man, I was thrilled to see that the latter has released a cover of the former. I'm not as familiar with Apple's song "Hot Knife" from her verbosely titled 2012 album. Seeing as how the original is mostly Apple's vocals looped with minimal instrumentation, Mountain Man's version is very faithful to the original. The main difference is that the cover has three singers and completely does away with instruments. If you're a fan of Mountain Man's harmonizing, this cover is going to be perfect for you. And if you're a Fiona Apple fan just discovering Mountain Man, welcome to the bandwagon! You can liste to Mountain Man's take on "Hot Knife" below. The song is available as a single via Nonesuch Records  here . For more on Mountain Man, check out the band's website .

Every so often Vermont's Mountain Man has been gifting us with cover songs, ranging from artists like John Denver, The Everly Brothers, Neil Young, and Fiona Apple. Their latest sees them take on Wilco's "You & I" from 2009's Wilco [The Album]. (I just realized that Wilco [The Album] , one of Wilco's "new albums," is ten years old and I now feel ancient.)  While their take on "You & I" may be less traditional than we typically hear from Mountain Man, it's still a very stripped down take, focusing on the band's three part harmonies with just the slightest bit of guitar holding it all together. The band explains their decision to cover this particular Wilco song:  “We have been band members, collaborators, friends and business partners for over 10 years now, so a song like ‘You and I,’ a celebration of creating a relationship that is totally unique and filled with mystery, seemed very appropriate.” You can listen to Mo...