Dark Was The Night

Hello everyone! A lack of inspiration has been the direct cause of the lack of recent updates again, I’m sorry.

I am getting verrrry verrrrry anxious for the February 16th release of Dark Was The Night, the Red Hot Charity album produced by The Nationals Aaron and Bryce Dessner. I know most of you have heard probably bits and pieces of conversation floating around about the album and the surrounding anticipation, BUT, none the less, if you haven’t: I’ve gotten a sneak peak of the songs, and LET ME TELL YOU, you should be excited as well! This is a charity album unlike any other, it’s not just a few name drops here and there, but the entire album is a mix of incredible artists releasing songs for the cause, and not only that, but we have quite a few (unexpected and undoubtly amazing) compilations between artists including Sufjan & Buck 65, Justing Vernon (Bon Iver) & Aaron Dessner (The National), Conor Oberst & Gillan Welch, Grizzly Bear & Feist, Ben Gibbard & Feist, and MORE. Please, Please promote the cause, dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS, pre-order the record online here. Or wait until the 17th (official North American release date) to purchase, WELL WORTH IT, on SO many levels. Red Hot was nice enough to supply music bloggers with a widget creation, SO you guys can hear three of the songs below (edit: I am not computer smart enough to figure out how to make my ‘widget’ appear and have also had the same problem with my last.fm widget so if ANYONE knows how, let me know!), i will redirect all of you to the myspace page where you can listen to a few of the songs! enjoy!

track listing:

Disc One

1. “Knotty Pine” – Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. “Cello Song” – The Books featuring Joses Gonzalez
3. “Train Song” – Feist and Ben Gibbard
4. “Brackett, WI” – Bon Iver
5. “Deep Blue Sea” – Grizzly Bear
6. “So Far Around The Bend” – The National
7. “Tightrope” – Yeasayer
8. “Feeling Good” – My Brightest Diamond
9. “Dark Was The Night” – Kronos Quartet
10. “I Was Young When I Left Home” – Antony with Bryce Dessner
11. “Big Red Machine” – Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
12. “Sleepless” – The Decemberists
13. “Die” – Iron & Wine
14. “Service Bell” – Grizzly Bear + Feist
15. “You Are The Blood” – Sufjan Stevens

Disc Two

1. “Well-Alright” – Spoon
2. “Lenin” – Arcade Fire
3. “Mimizan” – Beirut
4. “El Caporal” – My Morning Jacket
5. “Inspiration Information” – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
6. “With A Girl Like You” – Dave Sitek
7. “Blood Pt. 2″ – Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. “Hey, Snow White” – The New Pornographers
9. “Gentle Hour” – Yo La Tengo
10. “Amazing Grace” – Cat Power
11. “Happiness” – Riceboy Sleeps
12. “Another Saturday” – Stuart Murdoch
13. “The Giant Of Illinois” – Andrew Bird
14. “Lua” – Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch
15. “When The Road Runs Out” – Blonde Redhead & Devastations
16. “Love Vs. Porn” – Kevin Drew