As a part of a Valentine’s Day present to his spouse, Jeff Tweedy lined Cameron Winter’s “Love Takes Miles” over the weekend. The Wilco frontman mentioned he selected to place his spin on the Heavy Steel tune as a result of it appears “very true to me about how love form of really works.” He elaborated additional in his e-newsletter, writing, “I believe you possibly can really feel the rapid feeling of affection over and time and again. However the true love takes a whole lot of miles, a whole lot of time. That’s the form of love that makes floor tougher underneath your toes and colours stronger.” Take heed to the quilt at Tweedy’s Substack.
The brief essay that accompanies the “Love Takes Miles” cowl continues, with Tweedy writing, “It’s a poignant tune for such an adolescent to place out into the world. I hope you try the remainder of Cameron’s songs, and Geese. Lots of people have opinions about them. I’ll simply say what Susie mentioned when she noticed Geese on Saturday Night time Stay, that she would have liked to have booked them at Lounge Ax. They completely would have slot in at Lounge Ax. Completely happy Valentine’s Day. I do know it’s a made-up vacation, however love ain’t so dangerous, particularly proper now. It might be worse, and it usually is. Keep on.”
Tweedy is at the moment within the early phases of a months-long headlining tour. As soon as he finishes this European leg, he’ll head again to North America to play exhibits in all three international locations, with assist from Liam Kazar and Finom’s Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, earlier than concluding with a particular set on the annual Strong Sound Pageant in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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