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Originally released in August 2020 to worldwide critical applause, but id rather be with you collects 10 striking cover songs recorded during Covid quarantine and produced with the help of Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird). Among its many riches, the album includes renditions of The Nationals epic Fake Empire, Rancids Olympia, WA, The Rolling Stones Shes A Rainbow, FKA twigs Mirrored Heart, and the Grateful Dead favourite, Standing On The Moon.

A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting, Molly Tuttle established herself as a new artist to watch with her boundary-breaking debut album, When Youre Ready. What followed were dates at Telluride, Newport Folk Fest, an appearance on CBS Saturday Morning, and an enthusiastic reception both by critics and her fellow musicians.

In March 2020, the Nashville-based artist experienced the devastating tornado that tore through much of East Nashville, followed by the global pandemic. Tuttle, who grew up in California and has toured as a solo artist for years, suddenly found herselfalong with the rest of the musician communitysheltering at home. She found solace in revisiting favourite songs from throughout her life in an attempt to remind myself why I love music. She conceptualized an idea for a record with renowned LA producer Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird) to be recorded over 2,000 miles apart.

Tuttle taught herself how to use ProTools, recorded and engineered all of her parts alone before sending them to Berg in Los Angeles. The result is 10 tracks that cross the musical spectrum and the decades, from FKA Twigs to Cat Stevens, from Rancid to Karen Dalton, that will be released as but id rather be with you on Compass Records. The songs range from a shimmering version of The Nationals Fake Empire, to her version of The Rolling Stones Shes a Rainbow, all united by Tuttles clear, true voice, astonishing range and incredible musicianship. I love so many types of music, and its exciting to be a part of different musical worlds, she says, but when Im creating, I dont think about genres or how it will fit into any particular formatits just music.

That pursuit of freedom continues to be explored and developed on but id rather be with you, which conveys a further progression of her distinctive talent and musical ambition and gives an indication of the broad scope of her talent.

Tracklist:

1. Fake Empire (The National)
2. She’s A Rainbow (The Rolling Stones)
3. A Little Lost (Arthur Russell)
4. Something On Your Mind (Karen Dalton)
5. Mirrored Heart (FKA Twigs)
6. Olympia, WA (Rancid)
7. Standing On The Moon (Grateful Dead)
8. Zero (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
9. Sunfower, Vol. 6 (Harry Styles)
10. How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens)