Westport, Connecticut is home to the Westport Library, which houses Verso Studios. Today, they’ve announced Verso Records: Volume One, which is out June 3. They claim that it’s the first album ever recorded, produced, and released by a public library. It’s a collection of music by local musicians, including the Problem With Kids Today. Check out the tracklist below.
“I feel so proud to live in a community that supports a library that, in turn, celebrates its local emerging and established musicians,” Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz said in a statement. “Continuing its legacy in cultural innovation, The Westport Library has become the first public library ever to record, produce and release a vinyl album, and it’s really cool!”
Verso Records: Volume One:
01 Daniprobably – Cowboy
02 Alexandra Burnet & the Stable Six – You’re Okay
03 Ports of Spain – All You Can Carry
04 Lulu Lewis – All Just Pretending
05 Terri Lynn Hotchkiss – The Salt Water Sea
06 Flameproof Mascara – Immaculate and Deadpan
07 The Problem With Kids Today – Validation (No Vacations)
08 The Zambonis – The Gretzky Twist
09 MIGHTYMOONCHEW & Dooley-O – Jus Bcuz
10 Tiny Ocean – Culling of an Ache
11 John Collinge Jazz Quartet – I Could Write a Book
12 Sheneta Nicole – Love Languages