Alex Izenberg covers Fleet Foxes and Jim Croce

Izenberg's versions of Fleet Foxes' "I'm Not My Season" and Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle" mark his first outings since his I'm Not Here album landed in May.

The covers were recorded during his recent Lagniappe Session with Aquarium Drunkard. He said of the Fleet Foxes cover, "I covered "I’m Not My Season" by Fleet Foxes seeing as I’ve been a fan of their records for a long time. Robin Pecknold is a fantastic songwriter and while Shore, the album from which the song was taken, is in my opinion their most laid back work, I thought this song particularly was very melodic and pretty. Fleet Foxes are one of my favourite contemporary artists and it was suggested to me that I cover a newer song so I decided to give this this track a shot because it seemed somewhat in my wheelhouse."

He added of the Jim Croce cover choice, "I chose to cover “Time In A Bottle” by Jim Croce not only because of the universality of the lyrics and melodic quality of the song but also because I identify with Jim Croce. So many popular artists that get circulated look like they could be in a Netflix show or in a clothing ad, but Jim just looked like a regular Joe that you’d see at a gas station and he wrote some of the most touching songs that still resonate 50 years on. I hope my version honours Jim’s memory, legacy and family who inspired him to write this wonderful song."