Morrissey and Grizzly Bears Ed Droste have teamed for a rendition of Jobriaths Morning Starship. The song appears on Morrisseys covers album, California Son, which features his takes on Sixties and Seventies tracks. The album is the follow-up to 2017s Low in High School.
Their cover of Morning Starship, stays fairly faithful to the glam rockers 1973 original, with added ethereal harmonized touches where Morrissey and Drostes voices pleasingly intermingle, some dramatic vocal flourishes and a bit of a psychedelic sway that buoy Morrisseys hallmark baritone.
Morning Starship follows the release of the LPs first single, which is Morrisseys take on Roy Orbisons 1964 tune, Its Over. California Son will also feature Morrisseys versions of songs by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Dionne Warwick and Carly Simon, among others. In addition to Drostes contributions, guest appearances include Green Days Billie Joe Armstrong, Broken Social Scenes Ariel Engle and Petra Haden.
California Son will be released on May 24th via tienne Records/BMG. Preceding its release, the singer will appear at New York Citys Lunt-Fontanne Theater for his first Broadway residency. During the seven-day residency, Morrissey will perform a career-spanning set, which will include songs from California Son. The shows take place May 2nd to May 11th.