The National and Grizzly Bear Members Cover the Grateful Dead’s "Terrapin Station:" Listen

The National‘s all-star Grateful Dead tribute, Day of the Dead, arrives May 20 via 4AD. In advance of the 59-track, six-hour box set’s release, the group have shared a cover of “Terrapin Station (Suite),” from the Dead’s 1977 album Terrapin Station. It’s almost 17 minutes long. The cover was recorded by members of the National, Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear of Grizzly Bear, Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, Sō Percussion, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and many, many more. (According to a press release, almost 50 musicians contributed to the track; find the full credits here.) Listen to it below. In late March, a bunch of covers from the record were released, including takes from the National, Courtney Barnett, the War on Drugs, Bruce Hornsby with Justin Vernon’s band DeYarmond Edison, and Phosphorescent with Jenny Lewis.

Here’s the original:

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