Roughly a year ago, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jesse Malin was paralyzed from the waist down when he suffered a spinal stroke. To help with his medical bills and rehabilitation, a number of his musical peers have recorded his songs for a tribute album titled Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin, set to arrive on September 20th.
Among the acts on the triple-vinyl compilation (pre-order here) are Bruce Springsteen, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Bleachers, Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello, Rancid, The Hold Steady, Tommy Stinson, Counting Crows, Dinosaur Jr., The Wallflowers, Spoon, Susanna Hoffs, Frank Turner, and Alison Mosshart with Tom Morello and the late Wayne Kramer, among others.
The songs cover Malin’s solo material and his recordings as frontman of the New York City punk band D Generation. Bleachers’ rendition of “Prisoners of Paradise” from Malin’s 2007 solo album Glitter in the Gutter can be heard below.
“As always in my songs, the themes are all there— transcendence, positivity and global unity through music,” stated Malin. “This is what I love to do, and I’m going to do everything I can to keep doing it.”
As far as his rehabilitation is concerned, Malin told Rolling Stone in December, “I am getting some strength back in my legs, but it moves a lot slower than I would like. I don’t want to portray it like I’m ready to do the James Brown splits onstage. I definitely have a long way to go, but I’m blessed and so grateful for the amazing fans and friends that I have.”
A full tracklist for Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin will be unveiled shortly. In the meantime. listen to Bleachers’ rendition of “Prisoners of Paradise” below, and pre-order the album at this location. You can also donate directly to Jesse Malin’s Sweet Relief Fund here.
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