Grey Lands, the name of the solo debut project from Cuff the Duke frontman Wayne Petti, isn't exactly your typical solo debut. His new album, Songs by Other People, consists of eight duets with artists such as Hayden, Greg Keelor, Sarah Harmer, Joel Plaskett and Randy Bachman. It's also, as the title suggests, a covers album.
"I wanted to acknowledge where I had been, musically," says Petti, whose been releasing music with Oshawa, Ontario rockers Cuff the Duke since 2002. Songs by Other People features covers from Bob Dylan, Buffy Ste-Marie, Sloan, M. Ward and Lee Hazlewood, all re-imagined by Petti with a distinct psychedelic folk vibe to it.
The album will be released Aug. 12, but right now you can preview Petti and Hayden singing "Outta My Head," originally released by M. Ward in 2003.
Listen to Grey Lands, "Outta My Head" (feat. Hayden)
Songs by Other People tracklist
"Outta My Head" (feat. Hayden)
"My Back Pages" (feat. Greg Keelor)
"Dream Tree" (feat. Tamara Linderman)
"U.F.O." (feat. Nils Edenloff)
"Coax Me" (feat. Mike O'Neil)
"Sand" (feat. Sarah Harmer)
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (feat. Julie Fader and Randy Bachman)
"Girl From The North Country" (feat. Joel Plaskett)
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