Pickin’ On Green Day: Bluegrass & Broken Dreams, the latest in the acclaimed Pickin’ On Series from CMH Records, is out today, August 16. The collection showcases the biggest and best-loved songs from the legendary East Bay punks reinterpreted through the framework of classic bluegrass instrumentation and vocal stylings. In an exclusive partnership with RSD Essentials’ Indie Exclusives, Pickin’ On Green Day is being made available in independent record stores nationwide. This limited-edition release, featuring full-color sleeve packaging and vibrant toxic green vinyl, marks the first Pickin’ On vinyl release since 2017’s Pickin' On Nirvana.
Pickin’ On Green Day: Bluegrass & Broken Dreams out now on vinyl LP & digital:
RSD Essentials’ Indie Exclusives | CMH Records Store | https://lnk.to/POgreenday
Three groups from the Pickin’ On roster – The Sidekicks, Honeywagon and Cornbread Red – provide different shades of bluegrass to Green Day’s singular songwriting. This LP pulls together the very best of the previously released bluegrass renditions of the legendary punk icons. Each track showcases what one always suspects – that underneath the distortion and attitude are classic, enduring hooks that transcend style.
Though Pickin’ On started modestly in 1993 with the release of Pickin’ On the Movies, tributes to The Beatles and Eagles soon followed, and by 1997 the Pickin’ On Series was on fire. It continues to thrive with one hand in traditional bluegrass and the other in popular music, ready for the next chance to create innovative bluegrass music. Now over 30 years in and 300 albums deep, the Pickin’ On Series is one of the most beloved traditions at CMH.
Recent Pickin’ On releases, Pickin’ On The Doors, Pickin' On Pearl Jam and Pickin’ On Nirvana, were well-received and garnered press from Rolling Stone, Brooklyn Vegan, and Uproxx, among others. Pickin’ On Modest Mouse and Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica both charted on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart. The series has also been given extensive retrospective write-ups by Los Angeles Times and No Depression and currently has 180,000 monthly listeners and more than 90,000 followers on Spotify. Songs from Pickin’ On have been featured in the television series Revolution and HBO’s True Blood. Other artists that have been given the Pickin’ On treatment include Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers Band, Coldplay, The Black Keys, Jack White, The Killers and many more.
Track listing for Pickin’ On Green Day: Bluegrass & Broken Dreams:
Side 1
Brain Stew (The Sidekicks)
Basket Case (Honeywagon)
American Idiot (Cornbread Red)
Welcome to Paradise (Honeywagon)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Cornbread Red)
She (The Sidekicks)
F.O.D. (Honeywagon)
Side 2
Nice Guys Finish Last (Honeywagon)
Walking Contradiction (The Sidekicks)
When I Come Around (Honeywagon)
Hitchin’ a Ride (The Sidekicks)
Wake Me Up When September Ends (Cornbread Red)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Honeywagon)
