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Tuesday, 9 December 2008

If you get one folk inspired Aids charity compilation in 2009, get this one



Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear and Cat Power have contributed towards a new album to be released for the 'Red Hot' Aids charity.

The album, 'Dark Was The Night', will be released on February 16, with profits going to Red Hot – which raises money and awareness to combat AIDS worldwide. The album will feature a rare Arcade Fire song, 'When Lenin Was Little', while TV on the Radios Dave Sitek has covered ' 'A Girl Like You' for the album.

Artists who have contributed to the folk lead album are as follows (It looks very good!)

Andrew Bird
Antony + Bryce Dessner
Arcade Fire
Beach House
Beirut
Blonde Redhead + Devastations
Bon Iver
Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner
The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
The Decemberists
Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
Kevin Drew
Feist + Ben Gibbard
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear + Feist
Iron & Wine
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Kronos Quartet
Stuart Murdoch
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
The National
The New Pornographers
Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
Riceboy Sleeps
Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio)
Spoon
Sufjan Stevens
Yeasayer
Yo La Tengo


Arcade Fire & Bowie - Wake Up


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