The Hold Steady have started a campaign on PledgeMusic, where they're asking fans to pledge money in exchange for an upcoming exclusive covers EP. Each member of the band is picking a cover, and the five-song EP will be released on vinyl. Every pledge comes with a digital download of the EP as soon as it's ready. They're also offering several amazing incentives for pledging.

If you kick in some money, you could get handwritten lyric sheets, your name in the EP liner notes, show tickets, and various autographed items. There are also several "hang out with the band" rewards: A phone call, a three-mile jog with Craig Finn, a pep talk from Finn to help you "stay positive", a haircut from Tad Kubler, a musical tour of Memphis with Steve Selvidge, a jam session with the band during soundcheck, a private two-song acoustic performance, tickets to a professional sporting event with a member of the band, bartending services from Galen Polivka, an acoustic house show, a full-on electric house show, and much more.

They also note that they're prepping a new album for 2014.

A portion of each pledge will go to the K&L Guardian Foundation, which was set up to support the children of the late Mike Van Jura, aka "Jersey Mike", who died unexpectedly late last year. The band considered Van Jura to be the unofficial leader of the Unified Scene—the collective of the band's biggest supporters. "Like many members of our audience, Mike had crossed from being a fan of the band to a real friend," the band wrote. "All the members of the Hold Steady and the Unified Scene felt the loss immensely. We miss him."

Check out a video about the campaign here. Watch the Hold Steady perform "The Sweet Part of the City" for Pitchfork.tv: