quickly, quickly Nick Drake’s “From The Morning” Covers: Listen

Nick Drake Pink Moon is an infinitely renewable resource—an album you can always return to and expect to feel the same melancholic comfort, and one that tends to spawn some excellent covers. Today, we get one of those, courtesy of Portland, fast, fast. The artist born Graham Jonson has recorded a magnificent interpretation Pink Moon the album’s closing track, “From The Morning”, harks back to the organic spirit of the original, while also adding a few modern production elements.

Johnson posted the following statement on Bandcamp:

From the morning is easily in my top three songs of all time. I remember hearing it for the first time and immediately falling in love with the chord progression and the depth of the lyrics. The lyrics seem almost prophetic considering his life, career and rebirth after his death. It became my comfort song, I could listen to it in any situation and connect it to whatever I was feeling or going through. I taught myself to play it on guitar and would play it for hours in my room.

When Ghostly suggested I do a cover, I knew I had to do this song. It just poured out of me so easily! I already knew the song by heart and was able to do the whole thing in about 4 hours. I didn’t want to change much of the song because the original is perfect as is, but I also wanted to add some production touches to make it feel new and fresh. I hope it can introduce the song and Nick Drake to people who may not be familiar with his music or have not read his story before, because I truly believe he is one of the greatest and most fascinating songwriters to ever exist. I am truly honored to have a small square in the quilt of his legacy and I hope I did him justice.

The cover arrives ahead of a few very, very soon tour dates, which you can find below, along with the music.

TRIP DATES:
10/02 – Seattle, WA at Sunset Tavern
10/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt Theater
10/04 – Vernon, BC on BBDB
10/06 – Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios
10/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
10/10 – Phoenix, AZ at Rebel Lounge
10/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
15/10 – Dallas, Texas, Club Dada
10/16 – Austin, TX @ Empire Garage
10/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/20 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/22 – Atlanta, Georgia, 529 bars
10/23 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
10/24 – Richmond, VA at Get Tight Lounge
10/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Silk City
10/27 – Brooklyn NY at Baby’s All Right
10/29 – Montreal, QC @ Quai des Brumes
10/30 – Toronto, ON @The Baby G
11/01 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
11/02 – Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
11/03 – Omaha, NE at Reverb Lounge
11/05 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake