Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke are just a couple of over 20 musicians who’ve contributed to Light in the Attic & Friends, a covers compilation that’ll be released for Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event. As a preview, the father-daughter actor duo have shared their rendition of Willie Nelson’s “We Don’t Run,” featuring production from Christian Lee Hutson and mixing by Jay Som’s Melina Duterte.
Considering the delicate indie folk Maya releases on her own, it’s not too much of a surprise that Nelson’s classic outlaw country would be a staple of the Hawke household while she was growing up: “This song is off Willie’s brilliant album Spirit, which has been a mainstay in our home since it was released in 1996,” Ethan said in a statement. “Everybody needs a good anthem song. This is one of the best.”
Both Hawkes exchange verses in the song’s first half before joining in unison to finish out its gentle call to arms. It’s nothing too fancy, but that’s likely the point — and we’d like to think Nelson himself would approve. The rest of Light in the Attic & Friends features recordings both old and new by the likes of Mac Demarco, Iggy Pop, BadBadNotGood, Vashti Bunyan, Angel Olsen, Mary Lattimore, and many more. See the full tracklist and stream the Hawkes’ cover of “We Don’t Run” below.
Maya chatted with Consequence earlier this year about working with Wes Anderson for Asteroid City, while Ethan starred opposite Pedro Pascal for Pedro Almodóvar’s gay western short film Strange Way of Life.
Light in the Attic & Friends Artwork:
Light in the Attic & Friends Tracklist:
01. Charles Bradley / Menahan Street Band – “Slip Away”
02. Sweet Tea / Alex Maas, Erika Wennerstrom – “Slip Away”
03. Vashti Bunyan / Devendra Banhart – “How Could You Let Me Go”
04. Barbara Lynn – “We’ll Understand”
05. BadBadNotGood – “Key to Love (Is Understanding)” [ft. Jonah Yano]
06. Iggy Pop / Zig Zags – “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up”
07. Mozart Estate – “Low Life”
08. Leslie Winer / Maxwell Sterling – “Once I Was”
09. Ethan Hawke / Maya Hawke – “We Don’t Run”
10. Gold Leaves – “Won’t You Tell Your Dreams”
11. Swamp Dogg / John C. Reilly / Jenny Lewis / Tim Heidecker – “The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea”
12. Silas Short – “You’ve Become a Habit”
13. Mac DeMarco – “Honey Moon”
14. Cameron Bethany – “Send It On”
15. Roedelius – “Le Chant des Fauves”
16. Mark Lanegan – “Same Old Man”
17. Angel Olsen – “Something on Your Mind”
18. Mary Lattimore – “Blink”
19. Acetone – “Plain as Your Eyes Can See”
20. Steve Gunn / Bridget St. John – “Rabbit Hills”
