Not sure how we let this one slip through the cracks but the second installment of Levi’s Pioneer Sessions by indie folk duo The Swell Season is just plain lovely.
Performing American soul singer Candi Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free”, the duo, comprised of Irish folk musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer Marketa Irglova, has taken the popular disco classic and made it folk.
Take a look at the video below and once again here is the full track listing of what is still to come:
Nas – “Hey Young World” by Slick Rick
The Swell Season – “Young Hearts Run Free” by Candi Staton
She & Him – “Fools Rush In” by Rick Nelson
The Dirty Projectors – “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine” by Bob Dylan
Colbie Caillat – “Maria” by Blondie
The Shins – “Goodbye Girl” by Squeeze
Raphael Saadiq – “It’s A Shame” by The Spinners
Bomba Estereo – “Pump Up the Jam” by Technotronic
Jason Mraz – “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum
John Legend and the Roots – “Our Generation” by Ernie Hines
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