The Arizona singer-songwriter, who released her latest album ‘Old Flowers’ in July, recorded the song earlier this year alongside Liz Cooper and Molly Sarlé.
The delicate, acoustic take on the 1965 track appeared on the star-studded ‘…Collapse Of American Democracy’ compilation in aid Voting Rights Lab, who campaign for fair voting rights in the US.
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Also featuring the likes of Pearl Jam, David Byrne and Arcade Fire, the collection was previously only available via Bandcamp for a 24-hour period in October.
Speaking of her contribution, Andrews described Simon & Garfunkel’s classic song as “a beautiful novella of a certain place in time that stirs our emotions”.
Article Contributed by Sacks and Company | Published on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Courtney Marie Andrews’ new cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “America,” performed with fellow artists Liz Cooper and Molly Sarlé, is out today. Listen/share HERE. Andrews, Cooper and Sarlé originally recorded the song as a contribution to Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy Vol. 2 a special compilation album released earlier this fall with proceeds benefitting Voting Rights Lab, a non-partisan organization fighting for fair voting rights.
Of the collaboration, Andrews shares, “This song is a beautiful novella of a certain place in time that stirs our emotions. While we were all at a writer’s retreat, we decided to sing harmony on it, to bring us closer together and reminisce over that free feeling of travel and love.”