John MellencampOther People's Stuff

A grizzled, gravel-voiced Mellencamp digs into the folk and blues roots that shaped him. This covers collection finds him reworking American standards and protest songs with a weathered, stomping intimacy, his band stripped down and earthy. There's a campfire honesty to hearing him inhabit other writers' words. A loose, reverent detour for fans who love the rawest corner of his catalog.