We should have posted this a while ago, but the office was attacked by highly trained monkey ninjas riding white tigers with hemet-mounted laser bazookas ... so it kinda got put on the back burner. But hey, better now than never, right?

Ryan Matteson’s music blog Muzzle of Bees just put out Wisco: A Tribute To Wilco’s Summerteeth. It’s a compilation featuring his favorite Wisconsin artists each covering a track off of Wilco’s 1999 LP, Summerteeth. And by “put out,” we mean “you can download it for free.” Matteson says ...

• The state of Wisconsin is overflowing with musical talent. So much more than could ever be captured in just one compilation like this. That being said, I thought about the records that meant the most to me. Ones that I absolutely could not live without. That record, for me, without a doubt is Summerteeth. But this creation is more about the musical talent within our state lines fleshing out these songs and making them their own. This compilation shines a bright light on Wisconsin’s finest by way of one of my favorite records.

Of (formerly) local note, you’ll find “In a Future Age” covered by The Daredevil Christopher Wright, and “Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway” covered by Conrad Plymouth (Chris Porterfield and co.). Like we said, it’s a free download, but Muzzle of Bees encourages you to support the project by donating to the Wisconsin Human Society.