Singer-songwriter Ajay Mathur recently released his new album, Blow My Cover, an album based on trust that blows the cover off cover songs. Mathur gave up control over his music, asking other musicians around the globe to reimagine one or more of his previously released songs. There were no constraints. Shortly afterward, the tracks began to trickle in. Thirteen interpretations by roots, folk, jazz, classical, and rock musicians from Tokyo to Los Angeles and Chicago to Buenos Aires. Speaking subjectively, entry points on Blow My Cover include “LITTLE BOAT,” riding a slow, drifting rhythm topped by dreamy, luminous guitars as Mathur’s evocative vocals imbue the lyrics with tender timbres. The original version, vaguely reminiscent of Jimmy Buffet, traveled on a mid-tempo beat with hints of t...