Karen Elson

For the next few years, Elson balanced motherhood, modeling, music, and her duties as an ambassador for Save the Children. She made appearances on the Buddy Holly tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly, and the Fleetwood Mac tribute Just Tell Me That You Want Me, and also contributed covers of Lou Reed's "Vicious" and Jackson C. Frank's "Milk and Honey" to 2011 and 2012's Record Store Days. In addition, Elson appeared on Ren Harvieu's 2012 single "The Train Song" and contributed a cover of Lyle Lovett's "If I Had a Boat" to the Still Alice soundtrack in 2014. She also performed a string of live dates with Neko Case in 2013 and sang "Ashes to Ashes" with Michael Stipe at the David Bowie tribute concert at Carnegie Hall in 2016. Elson returned with her second album, the more personal-sounding Double Roses, in 2017. Recorded in Los Angeles, it featured production by Jonathan Wilson, as well as collaborations with the Black Keys' Pat Carney, Father John Misty, Wilco's Pat Sansone, Benmont Tench, Laura Marling, and Dhani Harrison. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi