In 2020, 4AD turned 40. Never one to be on time for a party, the label is commemorating that landmark this year with the release of Bills & Aches & Blues.
The compilation features 18 of it's current artists covering a song of their choosing from 4AD's past: a creative experiment rooted in the spirit of collaboration and a snapshot of 4AD, 41 years after it's inception.
Tkay Maidza - Where Is My Mind? ( Pixies )
U.S. Girls - Junkyard ( The Birthday Party )
Aldous Harding - Revival ( Deerhunter )
The Breeders - Dirt Eaters ( His Name Is Alive )
Maria Somerville - Seabird ( Air Miami )
Tune- Yards - Cannonball ( The Breeders )
Spencer - Genesis ( Grimes )
Helado Negro - Futurism ( Deerhunter )
Efterklang - Postal ( Piano Magic )
Bing and Ruth - Gigantic ( Pixies )
Future Islands - The Moon Is Blue ( Colourbox )
Jenny Hval - Sunbathing ( Lush )
Dry Cleaning - Oblivion ( Grimes )
Bradford Cox - Mountain Battles ( Breeders )
SOHN - Song To The Siren ( Tim Buckley / This Mortal Coil )
Becky and The Birds - The Wolves Act I and II ( Bon Iver )
Ex:Re - Misery Is a Butterfly ( Blonde Redhead )
Big Thief - Off You ( The Breeders )