New York City-based rock musician Jesse Malin is thrilled with Bruce Springsteenâs version of his song âShe Donât Love Me Nowâ, which has been released today as the latest single from âSilver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malinâ.
Out on 20th September, the 3xLP and 2xCD set is available for pre-order now on Glassnote Records. All proceeds from the album will benefit Malinâs Sweet Relief artist fund, set up after a rare spinal stroke in May 2023 left him paralysed from the waist down.Â
In regard to âShe Donât Love Me Nowâ, Malin enthuses that âBruce gave it that Stax-soul-thing that we were dreaming of when we recorded the original. Itâs so surreal to me.â Malin had originally recorded the song for his 2015 album âNew York Before the Warâ. For this new version, Springsteen is backed by Malinâs regular band plus Jake Clemons of his E Street Band on saxophone.
âBruceâs generosity, honesty and support are equally as powerful as his songwriting and performing,â states Malin, who also cites the occasion in 2007 when Springsteen duetted with Malin on a song entitled âBroken Radioâ that he had written for his late mother. âBruce is one of the guys. He walks it like he talks it. You spend some time with him, and it feels like youâve known him for years. Heâs like my friends in Queens, sitting around talking about Sinatra, the Clash, and the Pogues. He has that passion and excitement for life.â
He continues: âWhile I was working hard on my recovery at a clinic in Argentina, I had no idea that my friends and the producers of this record were reaching out to so many great artists to have them do versions of my songs. When I heard these versions, especially âShe Don’t Love Me Nowâ, it took me out of a dark time. I felt excited about life again, in a way that only music can do.â
Often a contributor to other peopleâs causes, Malin is grateful to all the musicians who have rallied around him, including Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello, The Hold Steady, Tommy Stinson, Alison Mosshart (with the late Wayne Kramer), Tom Morello, Counting Crows, Dinosaur Jr., The Wallflowers, Spoon, Susanna Hoffs, Frank Turner, Rancid and many more. The full album tracklisting can be read below, while the 3xLP set can be pre-ordered HERE.
âThis record is a dynamite and long-overdue awareness project, non-stop star time in vigorously personal twists on behalf of a great rock & roll songbook,â writes longtime supporter and Rolling Stone magazine editor David Fricke, adding that âJesse Malin knows about scars, from his youth, observation and more. They all carry tales, and he’s not done telling them. âSilver Patron Saintsâ is the gang back at the bar, coming to the stage to toast the composer and his story so far.”
Malin will return to the stage at the Beacon Theatre in New York City at the beginning of December for the biggest hometown shows of his career. A previously announced date on 1st December has already sold out, but an additional one on 2nd is on sale HERE with premium packages available via Sweet Relief.
Malin will perform a full set with his band, followed by special guests at each show that include Lucinda Williams, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, J Mascis, Adam and David Immy of Counting Crows, The Hold Steady and Alejandro Escovedo, with more yet to be announced.
SILVER PATRON SAINTS
THE SONGS OF JESSE MALIN
TRACKLISTING
1Â Prisoners of Paradise (feat. Bleachers)
2Â Oh Sheena (feat. Counting Crows)
3Â She Donât Love Me Now (feat. Bruce Springsteen)
4Â Black Haired Girl (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong)
5Â Brooklyn (feat. Dinosaur Jr.)
6Â About You (feat. Frank Turner)
7Â Turn Up the Mains (feat. Alison Mosshart, Wayne Kramer, Tom Morello, Steven Van Zandt, Mike Watt & Joey C.)
8Â Room 13 (feat. Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello)
9Â Donât Let Them Take You Down (Beautiful Day) (feat. The Wallflowers)
10Â The Way We Used to Roll (feat. Spoon)
11Â Shane (feat. Rocky OâRiordan)
12Â In the Modern World (feat. Butch Walker)
13Â High Lonesome (feat. Susanna Hoffs)
14Â Greener Pastures (feat. Graham Parker)
15Â Meet Me At The End of the World (feat. Alejandro Escovedo)
16Â Death Star (feat. The Hold Steady)
17Â Riding on the Subway (feat. Tommy Stinson and Ruby Stinson)
18Â St. Mark’s Sunset (feat. The Walker Roaders)
19Â Dead On (feat. Ian Hunter)
20Â Almost Grown (feat. Danny Clinch and Christopher Thorn with Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country)
21Â Shining Down (feat. Aaron Lee Tasjan)
22Â When Youâre Young (feat. Low Cut Connie)
23Â All The Way From Moscow (feat. Willie Nile)
24Â No Way Out (feat. Rancid)
25Â You Know Itâs Dark When Atheists Start to Pray (feat. Gogol Bordello)
26Â God Is Dead (feat. Agnostic Front)
27Â Frankie (feat. Murphyâs Law)
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