Two of our all-time favorite singer-songwriters, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam and Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell recently announced the release of a covers album entitled Sing Into My Mouth.  The two have evidently been longtime friends and have previously exchanged other folks’ songs (that heavily influenced them) via cassette and mixes.  Through Beam’s persistence they eventually managed to squirrel away some time to record the album together in Asheville, North Carolina, and it will be released this summer on Black Cricket/Brown Records.

As a first sample, they have today released Sade’s Bullet Proof Soul (you would think:  of all things; you would be wrong).  We love everything about their take on the song (harmonies, pedal steel, guitar, you name it) and can’t wait for the album.  Check it out below.  Update:  the duo has also revealed (listen below) for your eased ears Unicorn’s obscure, Beatles-esque No Way Out of Here.

The duo will also appear on the unfortunately-dwindling-down Letterman Show tonight, so set your DVRs.

Check out the full tracklist after the song below.

Sing Into My Mouth:

01 “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” (Talking Heads)
02 “Done This One Before” (Ronnie Lane)
03 “Any Day Woman” (Bonnie Raitt)
04 “You Know Me More Than I Know” (John Cale)
05 “Bulletproof Soul” (Sade)
06 “There’s No Way Out of Here” (Unicorn)
07 “God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get)” (El Perro del Mar)
08 “The Straight And Narrow” (Spiritualized)
09 “Magnolia” (JJ Cale)
10 “Am I A Good Man?” (Them Two)
11 “Ab’s Song” (Marshall Tucker Band)
12 “Coyote, My Little Brother” (Pete Seeger)