New Jersey-based Indie-Rock pioneers The Feelies have announced their eighth album, Rewind, a nine track collection of studio recorded covers from throughout the band’s history.

Rewind is being released by Bar/None Records on June 20, 2025 on 12” LP vinyl, CD, digital download, and streaming services. The album’s first single is out now, a cover of “Dancing Barefoot”/”Barstool Blues.”

The album project grew out of the desire to make their interpretation of the Patti Smith song “Dancing Barefoot” available on the streaming services. But one thing led to another and it grew into this collection of cover versions of songs they’d recorded over the history of the band. Their choices stem from artists they like and songs they happen to love.

Eight of the songs feature the classic, enduring band line-up of Glenn Mercer, on lead vocals and guitar, Bill Million, on backing vocals and guitar, Brenda Sauter, on backing vocals, bass, lead vocals on “Dancing Barefoot,” Stan Demeski on drums and Dave Weckerman on percussion.

Then there’s “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide (Except For Me and My Monkey),” from their debut album, which features Mercer and Million with the late Anton Fier on drums and Keith DiNunzio on bass.

The band shares about “Dancing Barefoot,” originally recorded by the Patti Smith Group:

Basic tracking done at the Power Station in NYC, overdubbing by Glenn and Bill in a small studio in Jersey City, NJ, final touches including Brenda Sauter’s vocals done at Mix-O-Lydian Studios, in Boonton, NJ, Spring 1988 during the Only Life sessions.

They say about “Barstool Blues”, originally recorded by Neil Young:

Initial recording was done 10/31/90, the first night of recording for the Time For A Witness album at Long View Farm, North Brookfield, MA. The track was finished at Mix-O-Lydian.