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Great musicians come together to cover Mark Mulcahy, one my most favorite musicians. And the record is to raise money for Mark, who is now raising his kids on his own, following his wife’s tragic death last year. Enjoy these interpretations of Mark’s songs and help make sure he can continue making music. Video is of the beautiful, beautiful Miracle Legion song, You’re One Lee. It is very wrong that Me & Mr. Ray is out of print. Someone please fix that, too.

Musical visionary types take care of their own. Mark Mulcahy was the frontman for the 1980s Connecticut-based alt-rock band Miracle Legion, who released a few hard-to-find albums of R.E.M.-esque college rock jangle before breaking up in the mid-90s. He also led Polaris, the band who did the music for the beloved Nickelodeon kids’ show “The Adventures of Pete & Pete”. Since then, he’s released three solo albums.

Late last year, Mulcahy’s wife Melissa died unexpectedly, leaving him to take care of his three-year-old twin daughters. If Mulcahy is going to keep making music, he’ll need help. And fortunately, he’s getting it.

On September 29, Shout! Factory will release Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, a tribute album to Mulcahy that will also serve as a benefit for him. An amazingly stacked lineup of indie rock greats have contributed their versions of Mulcahy songs. Thom Yorke takes on “All for the Best”, Michael Stipe turns in his version of “Everything’s Coming Undone”, and the National handle “Ashamed of the Story I Told”. Dinosaur Jr., Mercury Rev, and Frank Black also contribute songs.