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1. Military Madness - Port O'Brien / Papercuts
2. Better Days - Brendan Benson
3. Wounded Bird - Nile Nash
4. I Used To Be A King - Vetiver
5. Be Yourself - Robin Pecknold
6. Simple Man (Hombre Sencillo) - Bonnie Prince Billy
7. Man In The Mirror - Moore Brothers
8. There'S Only One - Alela Diane
9. Sleep Song - Mariee Sioux with Greg Weeks
10. Chicago - Sleepy Sun
11. We Can Change The World (Reprise) - Various artists and Nile Nash

As a member of the Hollies, as a solo artist, and especially as one-third of Crosby Stills & Nash, Graham Nash has exerted a strong influence on late-2000s indie rock, acting as a touchstone to scores of earnest young folkies pushing harmonies to the forefront of rustic Americana. Although he was never quite as pervasive as Brian Wilson, Ian Curtis, or Bruce Springsteen-- indie's holy triumvirate of the last decade-- Nash's music has inspired pretty much any recent harmonizing group. In retrospect, it seems inevitable that artists would rally around Nash and especially his 1971 solo debut, Songs for Beginners, his most sustained and personal effort. Grassroots Records and (((folkYEAH!))) Presents have organized a track-by-track tribute to that album, choosing the usual suspects to cover Nash's post-hippie compositions: Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, Vetiver, Alela Diane, and Mariee Sioux, among others.

Out of either reverence or timidity, most of them stick pretty close to the originals. Covering "Better Days", Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs even retains Nash's eerie organ theme, which re-creates the same ominous atmosphere. The best track, unsurprisingly, may be the one that takes the most liberties: Bonnie "Prince" Billy translates "Simple Man" into Spanish ("Hombre Sencillo") and recasts it as a mariachi tune. More than simply a stunt, it proves startlingly effective, as Oldham trusts Nash's plaintive hook to make sense in any language.

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