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In the midst of sell-out European dates, Jay Brannan announces the release of In Living Cover—a 9-track album composed of 7 cover songs and 2 originals—on July 7 (Nettwerk).  Brannan will celebrate with a month-long US tour that kicks off in his home city of New York on Wednesday, July 8 at Joe’s Pub.
 
Brannan has always enjoyed singing other people’s songs, but never expected to release a covers album.  “Expressing myself through my songs is one of the main reasons I write music, so singing other people’s words felt a little fraudulent or ‘uncool,’” he explains. “Over time, I learned to appreciate songs that speak to me, whether I like the melody or think the lyrics are funny or ironic…or if it’s a song that meant something to me at a certain point in my life or has a personal story behind it. The covers on this album are ones that I chose for those reasons. I started performing them on YouTube and at my live shows. People continued to ask for them in properly recorded form, so I decided it was time to put this album together…not just of covers, but of covers that have become a part of what my audience might consider my ‘repertoire.’”