Oh man, remember The Point? The 1971 made for TV movie (later released on VHS) was never a staple of my youth, but was one of the real treasures I uncovered while working in the children's room at my local library during High School. Built around a soundtrack/album composed by Harry Nilsson, The Point tells the tale of Oblio, the only round headed boy born into the Pointed Village- it's a terrific, cleverly animated fable that reminds the viewer that solitude and loneliness can indeed exist exclusively of one another. Cool shit. (Granted, back in the day I thought it was cooler that Nilsson admittedly conceived the project in the throes of an acid trip, but that's neither here nor there.)

Andrew Bird, Nada Surf, and Dawn Landes are amongst artists recently announced to contribute to Songs From The Point!, a soundtrack cover compilation benefiting Park Slope's own 826NYC- the Dave Eggers founded (and indie rocker approved) youth literacy program which provides after-school tutoring, workshops, field trips and in-class help for local students. And if you're unfamiliar with the Kentucky born Dawn Landes, you're in for a treat: Landes' mellifluous voice is a dovetail fit for The Point's more delicate departures, flexing tones that flirt with mournfulness but never collapse wounded.

Songs From The Point! is scheduled for release October 27th. Below, Landes' earnest take on Peter, Bjorn, and John's ubiquitous "Young Folks".

Dawn Landes "Young Folks" (Peter, Bjorn & John Cover)