Closer To Heaven: A Tribute To Ed Ackerson

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cdiddy609 This entire album is full of energy, heart and a deep sense of something more. I like it Favorite track: Motion City Soundtrack - Wired Weird.

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1.	The Ocean Blue feat Ebbot Lundberg - Closer to Heaven 03:20	info	buy track
2.	Motion City Soundtrack - Wired Weird 03:16	info	buy track
3.	The Jayhawks - Got Your Message 02:42	info	buy track
4.	Soul Asylum - Transformation 03:35	info	buy track
5.	The Dandy Warhols - A Brighter Day 04:13	info	buy track
6.	Kraig Jarret Johnson and the Program - Light The Fuse & Run 03:05	info	buy track
7.	Two Harbors - Turn On and On 02:36	info	buy track
8.	Justin Courtney Pierre - Idle Hands 04:08	info	buy track
9.	Tanya Donelly & Melissa Gibbs - Like the Poison 03:13	info	buy track
10.	John P. Strohm - a+b=y 04:10	info	buy track
11.	Holy Ship - Blue and Gold 04:16	info	buy track
12.	APZOO - Can't Get Over You 04:02	info	buy track
13.	Les Big Byrd - Light It Up 02:46	info	buy track
14.	Fairchord & Fixer - Wig On 04:50	info	buy track
15.	Mark Mallman - Counting Down 02:44	info	buy track
16.	Porcupine - Swoop Factor: 9000 03:14	info	buy track
17.	David Poe - Jetpack Blues 05:08	info	buy track
18.	Magic Castles - So Long 05:10	info	buy track
19.	Pete International Airport - Song For Mire 05:02	info	buy track
20.	SAVAK - Send It Through the Post 04:17	info	buy track
21.	The Lilacs - Problem With Mary 02:29	info	buy track
22.	The Melismatics - Source of Light 02:57	info	buy track
23.	Escape From Minneapolis - Burn the Boats 04:07	info	buy track
24.	Runtom Knuten - a+b=y 04:58	info	buy track
25.	Jerry Lefkowitz - Granny Smith 04:09	info	buy track
26.	Chatham Rise - Down the Line 04:47	info	buy track
27.	The Boen Arrows - Do Without 02:34	info	buy track
28.	The People Between - BNLX Today 02:44	info	buy track
29.	The Stress Of Her Regard - Sort It Out 04:48	info	buy track
30.	d*mchild - 1929 04:59	info	buy track

about

Proceeds from the sale of this album will benefit Annika Ackerson through a 529 educational fund set up in her dad’s honor.

Closer To Heaven: A Tribute To Ed Ackerson is a compilation of artists who have been inspired by the music of beloved Minneapolis musician/producer/studio owner extraordinaire Ed Ackerson, who left us on October 4, 2019. Over the last year, artists from across the globe have contributed their interpretations of Ed's music, covering every period of his long career: The Dig, The 27 Various, Polara, solo work and BNLX. The breadth of creativity is as bold and varied as
Ed's music itself.

To mark the one year anniversary of Ed's passing, Susstones is releasing this celebration of Ed's music. The list of contributing artists is an eclectic mix of artists who have crossed paths in one way or another with Ed over the last 3 decades: The Jayhawks, Soul Asylum, The Dandy Warhols, Motion City Soundtrack, The Ocean Blue, to name just a few.

The album title was inspired by the final Polara release in 2009, “Closer to Heaven,” a digital only single that received only very limited release. It was rediscovered during the research for this project and seemed like a fitting title for an Ed tribute album. Polara’s original version will relaunch on the Susstones Bandcamp page starting 10/4/20 in conjunction with the release of Closer To Heaven: A Tribute To Ed Ackerson.

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released October 4, 2020

TRACKLISTING

01 The Ocean Blue feat. Ebbot Lundberg - Closer to Heaven
02 Motion City Soundtrack - Wired Weird
03 The Jayhawks - Got Your Message
04 Soul Asylum - Transformation
05 The Dandy Warhols - A Brighter Day
06 Kraig Johnson & The Program - Light the Fuse and Run
07 Two Harbors - Turn On and On
08 Justin Courtney Pierre - Idle Hands
09 Tanya Donelly & Melissa Gibbs - Like the Poison
10 John P. Strohm - a+b=y
11 Holy Ship - Blue and Gold
12 APZOO (Asalto Al Parque Zoológico) - Can’t Get Over You
13 Les Big Byrd - Light It Up
14 Fairchord & Fixer - Wig On
15 Mark Mallman - Counting Down
16 Porcupine - Swoop Factor: 9000
17 David Poe - Jetpack Blues
18 Magic Castles - So Long
19 Pete International Airport - Song For Mire
20 SAVAK - Send It Through The Post
21 The Lilacs - Problem With Mary
22 The Melismatics - Source of Light
23 Escape From Minneapolis - Burn the Boats
24 Runtom Knuten - a+b=y
25 Jerry Leftowitz - Granny Smith
26 Chatham Rise - Down the Line
27 The Boen Arrows - Do Without
28 The People Between - BNLX Today
29 The Stress of Her Regard - Sort it Out
30 d*mchild - 1929

Full credits available in digital liner notes included with download and on each individual track page.

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Susstones is an indie label based in Minneapolis, MN. We specialize in indie rock, garage, psych. folk rock, power pop. electronic music. For further information, visit www.susstones.com

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