Beck Covers John Martyn's 'Stormbringer'

Beck has resurfaced, and he's revisiting his folk roots for a cover of late singer John Martyn's "Stormbringer," we happily discovered via Some Kind of Awesome.

Martyn -- a folk-and-jazzy singer and guitarist -- was well-loved by the big guns in his field, Eric Clapton and Nick Drake among them. Martyn passed away in 2009, and a tribute album to the late singer, Johnny Boy Would Love This, drops Aug. 16 to celebrate his somewhat under-appreciated work. The album features covers by 30 artists, including Robert Smith, Snow Patrol, Morcheeba and David Gray (tracklisting below).

The last we heard from Beck was also in cover form, except it was a cover of his own song, Tropicália, in collaboration with Brazilian singer/songwriter Seu Jorge. The song was also for a compilation -- the Red Hot Organization's charitable "Red Hot+Rio 2" album paying homage to the Tropicalia movement, which, on a sidenote, is also worth a spin.