News: Dark Was The Night - best mix CD EVAR?!
What would you say if I told you that Feist, Ben Gibbard and Bon Iver could all be found on the one record? How about Grizzly Bear, the National and Sufjan Stevens? My Brightest Diamond, Antony, Beirut, Andrew Bird... believe me, I could go on. The calibre of indie rock royalty on this thing is ridiculous.
The wonderful folks at Red Hot have facilitated the project, entitled Dark Was The Night, and it is set to be released in a week's time. Red Hot is a charity that specialises in raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS through pop culture, so all proceeds will go to an excellent cause.
Full tracklisting can be found after the jump.
DARK WAS THE NIGHT
THIS DISC
1. Dirty Projectors and David Byrne - Knotty Pine
2. The Books feat. José González - Cello Song (Nick Drake)
3. Feist and Ben Gibbard - Train Song (Vashti Bunyan recorded, written by Alasdair Clayre)
4. Bon Iver - Brackett, WI
5. Grizzly Bear - Deep Blue Sea
6. The National - So Far Around the Bend (arrangement by Nico Muhly)
7. Yeasayer - Tightrope
8. My Brightest Diamond - Feeling Good (popularized by Nina Simone)
9. Kronos Quartet - Dark Was the Night (Blind Willie Johnson)
10. Antony and Bryce Dessner (the National) - I Was Young When I Left Home (Bob Dylan)
11. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (the National) - Big Red Machine
12. The Decemberists - Sleepless
13. Iron & Wine - Stolen Houses (Die)
14. Grizzly Bear and Feist - Service Bell
15. Sufjan Stevens - You Are The Blood
THAT DISC
1. Spoon - Well-Alright
2. Arcade Fire - Lenin
3. Beirut - Mimizan
4. My Morning Jacket - El Caporal
5. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Inspiration Information (Shuggie Otis)
6. Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio) - With A Girl Like You (The Troggs)
7. Buck 65 - Blood Pt 2 (based on original song “You are the Blood” by the Castanets, feat. Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. The New Pornographers - Hey, Snow White (Destroyer)
9. Yo La Tengo - Gentle Hour (Snapper)
10. Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian) - Another Saturday (traditional song)
11. Riceboy Sleeps - Happiness
12. Cat Power - Amazing Grace (traditional song, feat. Dirty Delta Blues)
13. Andrew Bird - The Giant Of Illinois (Handsome Family)
14. Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch - Lua
15. Blonde Redhead and Devastations - When the Road Runs Out
16. Kevin Drew - Love vs. Porn
The wonderful folks at Red Hot have facilitated the project, entitled Dark Was The Night, and it is set to be released in a week's time. Red Hot is a charity that specialises in raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS through pop culture, so all proceeds will go to an excellent cause.
Full tracklisting can be found after the jump.
DARK WAS THE NIGHT
THIS DISC
1. Dirty Projectors and David Byrne - Knotty Pine
2. The Books feat. José González - Cello Song (Nick Drake)
3. Feist and Ben Gibbard - Train Song (Vashti Bunyan recorded, written by Alasdair Clayre)
4. Bon Iver - Brackett, WI
5. Grizzly Bear - Deep Blue Sea
6. The National - So Far Around the Bend (arrangement by Nico Muhly)
7. Yeasayer - Tightrope
8. My Brightest Diamond - Feeling Good (popularized by Nina Simone)
9. Kronos Quartet - Dark Was the Night (Blind Willie Johnson)
10. Antony and Bryce Dessner (the National) - I Was Young When I Left Home (Bob Dylan)
11. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (the National) - Big Red Machine
12. The Decemberists - Sleepless
13. Iron & Wine - Stolen Houses (Die)
14. Grizzly Bear and Feist - Service Bell
15. Sufjan Stevens - You Are The Blood
THAT DISC
1. Spoon - Well-Alright
2. Arcade Fire - Lenin
3. Beirut - Mimizan
4. My Morning Jacket - El Caporal
5. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Inspiration Information (Shuggie Otis)
6. Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio) - With A Girl Like You (The Troggs)
7. Buck 65 - Blood Pt 2 (based on original song “You are the Blood” by the Castanets, feat. Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. The New Pornographers - Hey, Snow White (Destroyer)
9. Yo La Tengo - Gentle Hour (Snapper)
10. Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian) - Another Saturday (traditional song)
11. Riceboy Sleeps - Happiness
12. Cat Power - Amazing Grace (traditional song, feat. Dirty Delta Blues)
13. Andrew Bird - The Giant Of Illinois (Handsome Family)
14. Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch - Lua
15. Blonde Redhead and Devastations - When the Road Runs Out
16. Kevin Drew - Love vs. Porn