On Wednesday, December 3rd, Death Cab for Cutie announced that they will be releasing a covers EP called The Georgia EP. All songs covered by Death Cab for Cutie on the EP, are originally by artists from Georgia. 5 tracks total will be included on the EP by TLC, Neutral Milk Hotel, R.E.M., Vic Chesnutt, and Cat Power.
All proceeds from the album will go toward Fair Fight Action which is a voter rights organization started by Stacey Abrams. The EP is to be released on December 4th, ahead of Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections. It will be available on Bandcamp for only 24 hours.
Find The Georgia EP on Bandcamp here.
Ben Gibbard, frontman of Death Cab for Cutie, talked about the EP, saying “We created this exclusive EP of songs by some of our favorite Georgia artists for our friend Stacey Abrams and all the hard-working people at Fair Fight Action. We strongly believe in the work Fair Fight has done to assure free and fair elections in Georgia and beyond and have been honored to assist them throughout the 2020 campaign.”
The Georgia EP tracklist can be found below.
- “Waterfalls” – TLC
- “The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1” – Neutral Milk Hotel
- “Fall On Me” – R.E.M.
- “Flirted With You All My Life” – Vic Chesnutt
- “Metal Heart” – Cat Power