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Jenny Hval Shares Chilly Paul Simon Cover, Fall Tour Dates

Photo: Karl Edwin Scullin

Jenny Hval

Photo: Karl Edwin Scullin

By Andrew Parks, eMusic Contributor

"I’m almost like a grunge artist," Jenny Hval said in an eMusic interview earlier this year. "I am full of self-hatred and I don’t trust what I do at all. Yet I have no problem doing it. But I think that’s why I change the way I play live. I have a moment of trusting a song, and then I go, 'No! I have to change it!'"

Confused? Good. You should be. That's one of the reasons we're psyched to see Hval roll out a rare North American run later this week — because she's as unpredictable as a 'singer-songwriter' gets these days. Case in point: her creeptastic cover of "The Cool, Cool River," a standout from Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints record that'll get under your skin in no time. Check it out below, along with the dates and details for Hval's month-long tour...

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Muscle Shoals Documentary, Soundtrack Due Out Later This Month

Aretha Franklin, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

Aretha Franklin, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

By Andrew Parks, eMusic Contributor

Republic Records has revealed the details behind the Muscle Shoals soundtrack. Due out September 24th — three days before the film's limited/VOD release — the set of studio-celebrating songs includes a previously unreleased Alicia Keys track ("Pressing On"), as well as familiar favorites from Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon and more.

Check out the full rundown below, along with the film's official trailer and a shorter doc that ran on Vice's YouTube channel last year...

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20 Songs About Moms

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By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorFrom doting to derelict, supportive to destructive, pop music contains mothers of every stripe. This year for Mother's Day, we decided to showcase 20 of pop music's more prominent moms. Any of them look familiar? more »

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends

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By Richard Gehr, eMusic ContributorWow. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the venerable South African male a cappella group who netted international appeal thanks to Paul Simon's Graceland, sure have a lot of friends. Many of them are familiar American names, like… more »

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eMusic’s Best Albums of 2011

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By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorIt was a year full of surprising breakouts and breathtaking discoveries, with reliable favorites from familiar faces and strong entries from new voices. These are our Top 100 Records of 2011. more »

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Oy to the World: On Jewish Artists Singing Christmas Songs

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By Arye Dworken, eMusic ContributorOf all the sacrifices a Jew has to make in this very Christian country, one of them is being subjected to the month long immersion in Christmas songs. If osmosis took place through music, I'd… more »