The Feelies will release covers album; listen to first single, ‘Dancing Barefoot’/’Barstool Blues,’ here

The Feelies (from left, Brenda Sauter, Bill Million, Dave Weckerman, Stan Demeski, Glenn Mercer)

The Feelies and Bar/None Records have announced a June 20 release date for Rewind, a collection of studio-recorded covers — some previously released, some not — from throughout the band’s history.

You can listen to the first single, Patti Smith’s “Dancing Barefoot,” and its B-side, Neil Young’s “Barstool Blues,” below.

According to a press release, “The project grew out of the simple desire — to make their interpretation of The Patti Smith song ‘Dancing Barefoot’ available on the streaming services. But one thing led to another and it grew into this collection of cover versions of songs they’d recorded over the history of the band. There’re no profound stories behind other choices; They simply liked the artists who recorded the originals and LOVED these particular songs.”

These are the album’s nine songs:

“Dancing Barefoot,” The Patti Smith Group
“Barstool Blues,” Neil Young
“She Said She Said,” The Beatles
“Seven Days,” Bob Dylan (first recorded by Ron Wood)
“Take It As It Comes,” The Doors
“Paint It Black,” The Rolling Stones
“Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey,” The Beatles
“I Wanna Sleep in Your Arms,” The Modern Lovers
“Sedan Delivery,” Neil Young

Eight of the songs feature The Feelies’ current lineup of Glenn Mercer (lead vocals and guitar), Bill Million (backing vocals and guitar), Brenda Sauter (bass, backing vocals, plus lead vocals on “Dancing Barefoot”), Stan Demeski (drums) and Dave Weckerman (percussion). “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” features Mercer and Million, with the late Anton Fier on drums and Keith DiNunzio on bass.

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