{"id":1974783,"date":"2025-08-22T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1974783"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:08:04","slug":"stephen-wilson-jr-covers-nirvana-temple-of-the-dog-on-new-blankets-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-wilson-jr-covers-nirvana-temple-of-the-dog-on-new-blankets-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Wilson Jr. Covers Nirvana, Temple of the Dog on New \u2018Blankets\u2019 EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_1b5ijb8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Now, he fully embraces those early influences on the new EP Blankets, a collection of four cover songs, leading off with Nirvana\u2019s \u201cSomething in the Way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilson <span>frequently covers<\/span> the Kurt Cobain-written track, off Nirvana\u2019s 1991 groundbreaking <em>Nevermind<\/em>, during his live shows, but here he releases the first studio recording. (He\u2019s also been known to tease the melody of \u201cAll Apologies\u201d in his song \u201cYear to Be Young 1994.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI used to listen to this song 100 times a day,\u201d Wilson says in a statement. \u201cThere was \u2018something in the way\u2019 it was recorded. Kurt sang it lying down on his back, not an easy thing to do. It\u2019s magic. There\u2019s also something in the way that he transported this hillbilly kid from southern Indiana to Seattle, Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Due Aug. 29, <em>Blankets<\/em> also includes Wilson\u2019s versions of the Smashing Pumpkins\u2019 \u201cTonight, Tonight,\u201d off 1995\u2019s <em>Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness<\/em>; the Postal Service\u2019s \u201cClark Gable,\u201d from 2003\u2019s <em>Give Up<\/em>; and Temple of the Dog\u2019s enduring \u201cHunger Strike,\u201d the Chris Cornell-Eddie Vedder collab that was a staple of MTV in 1992.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m very much an indie-rock kid at heart,\u201d the songwriter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/stephen-wilson-jr-save-world-130000540.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:told Rolling Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> in March. \u201cBut I\u2019m a country songwriter. I write songs from a rural perspective and a blue-collar perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilson is currently on the road with Hardy and on his own headlining dates. He\u2019ll also perform at Marcus King Band\u2019s Family Reunion this weekend in North Charleston, South Carolina, and headline a pair of sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Nov. 23 and 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.rollingstone.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RollingStone's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">RollingStone&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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