"Willy Mason, Marissa Nadler, Gregory Alan Isakov, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, and many other indie songwriters... have teamed up with producer Jim Sampas for a collection of original songs inspired by Jack Kerouac’s 1960 novella, Tristessa. Reimagine Music — the label behind Dylan and Rolling Stones cover sets noted in 2010, as well as a 2011 Nirvana tribute — are releasing the 16-track Esperanza: Songs from Jack Kerouac's Tristessa next week (9/17)."

stream Willy Mason's Tristessa contribution at twentyfourbit