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The Sword have shared their cover of Jethro Tull‘s “Locomotive Breath.” The track is taken from Magnetic Eye Records’ new “Aqualung“ tribute album “Aqualung Redux.” That effort will be released on December 6 alongside another tribute record called “The Best Of Jethro Tull Redux.”

Bassist Bryan Richie commented:

“The Sword is definitely no stranger to tackling cover songs. It’s a challenge we’ve always enjoyed over the course of our time as a band. For Magnetic Eye‘s ‘Aqualung Redux‘ project, we thought ‘Locomotive Breath‘ was the perfect track to take a stab at. Live versions of the song certainly prove it was a killer in the band’s arsenal.

For the piano intro, we enlisted our dear friend Steve Moore (Zombi) and on flute Jason Frey (Hard Proof, Doom Side of the Moon) for their proven expertise. Never before had we ever thought to include a flute in a Sword track, but when the opportunity arose with this compilation, we had to give it a shot! We had a ton of fun with this one!”

“Aqualung Redux“ Track Listing:

01. Chris Goss & Alain Johannes – “Aqualung”
02. The Well – “Cross-Eyed Mary”
03. Osi And The Jupiter – “Cheap Day Return”
04. Huntsmen – “Mother Goose”
05. The Otolith – “Wond’ring Aloud”
06. Motorpsycho – “Up To Me”
07. Big Scenic Nowhere – “My God”
08. Saturna – “Hymn 43”
09. Mammoth Volume – “Slipstream”
10. The Sword – “Locomotive Breath”
11. Domkraft & Arvid Hällagård – “Wind-Up”

“Best Of Jethro Tull Redux” Track Listing:

01. Mr Bison – “Reasons For Waiting”
02. Sweat – “Back To The Family”
03. Hashtronaut – “Bungle In The Jungle”
04. Elephant Tree – “We Used To Know”
05. The Golden Grass – “The Teacher”
06. Sergeant Thunderhoof – “Son”
07. Oceanlord – “Sweet Dream”
08. Lowrider/Elephant Tree – “Nothing To Say”