Photo by Brad Bunyea

Many thanks to Paste for premiering Jake Xerxes Fussell‘s gorgeous rendition of the melancholy ballad “Star Girl” from his self-titled album, out Jan. 27. Check out their stream and commentary here, or listen below, and pre-order the record here.

If you’re in Piedmont North Carolina, please join us on Friday, January 30 at 5:30pm at Jake’s free record release party at the UNC Center of the Study for the American South, which will feature sets by Jake and pal Daniel Bachman, as well as refreshments.