Last fall everyone’s favorite burl curlers Mastodon and songstress Feist (of “1234” iPod commercial fame) both expressed mutual admiration for each other in the public sphere and joked about putting a collaboration together. And now it’s actually happening. Ain’t it fun when stuff like this comes to fruition?

Here’s what Mastodude Troy Sanders had to say about the unlikely pairing in November, before any notes had actually been laid to tape:

In support of Record [Store] Day, which we always try to be a part of and falls every April, we try to do some sort of release to support independent record stores. So the idea is for Mastodon to cover a Feist song and throw some hair and dirt on it, and they’re going to take a Mastodon song and pretty it up a little bit… We only have a short window to make that happen, which is the month of December, but we’re going to do everything we can to work with Feist and have a split 7″ in support of record stores.

December came and went and we didn’t hear anything from either camp, but news is starting to bubble up now that Record Store Day is only a month and a half away. A recent press release from Warner Bros. (Mastodon’s record label) outlines details of the release, which will be a split 7″ vinyl single, as promised, featuring each artist covering the other:

Mastodon / Feist “A Commotion”/ “Black Tongue” (7″ vinyl single)

A very exclusive and highly anticipated RSD pressing features Mastodon covering the Feist song “A Commotion,” while Feist covers Mastodon’s “Black Tongue.” A unique and highly buzzed-about Record Store Day prize.

Sounds juicy, right? But wait — there’s more! As if one limited edition Mastodon item on Record Store Day weren’t enough, they’ll be releasing two! Check it:

The Flaming Lips / Mastodon: “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” (7″ baby pink vinyl single)

The mighty Mastodon faithfully covers the Lips classic “Spoonful Weighs a Ton,” from The Soft Bulletin album. Ferociously beautiful!

These releases will only be issued in super-limited quantities and will only be sold at the 700 retailers participating in Record Store Day on April 21st. Check this list of participating retailers and hurry your ass to the store that morning, because these puppies are most certainly going to sell out right away.

-VN