Listen: “Wild Connection,” his Twisted Teens cover, posted September 11. The performance is free on Tweedy’s official newsletter.
Twisted Teens are a New Orleans duo. Tweedy describes being drawn to singer Caspian’s voice and the challenge of covering a song without simply impersonating its singer. He says the attempt brings him closer to a younger version of his own voice. That makes this an appealing introduction: an established musician pointing enthusiastically toward somebody else. Release report
There is something inviting about an established songwriter explaining what another person’s song lets him try.