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Dark Was The Night (A Red Hot Compilation

Posted at 5:16 PM on March 28, 2011 by The Current
Filed under: CD Reviews, CD of the Week


Some recent all stars of the independent music scene have come together to record exclusive songs for "Dark Was the Night," a double-disc album of covers and rare collaborations whose proceeds will benefit the Red Hot organization's work with AIDS research. The album features an incredible array of artists such as David Byrne, Feist, Spoon, Cat Power, My Morning Jacket, Iron & Wine, the Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, the New Pornographers, and many others.

Named after "Dark Was The Night," a track written by the Delta bluesman Blind Willie Johnson, this compilation was produced by brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. They'd been discussing the idea with the Red Hot foundation of creating an album that would showcase the independent music scene while also helping to educate the public and spotlight the HIV/ AIDS epidemic.

Since 1989, Red Hot has produced fourteen groundbreaking albums, related television programs, and media events incorporating the talents of leading performers, visual artists, producers and directors to raise funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. "Dark Was The Night" will be available in stores Feb. 17.

Melanie Walker, Music Director



Various Artists - DARK WAS THE NIGHT: A Red Hot Compilation

THIS DISC
1. Knotty Pine - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. Cello Song (Nick Drake) - The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
3. Train Song (Vashti Bunyan recorded, written by Alasdair Clayre) - Feist and Ben Gibbard
4. Brackett, WI - Bon Iver
5. Deep Blue Sea - Grizzly Bear
6. So Far Around the Bend - The National (arrangement by Nico Muhly)
7. Tightrope - Yeasayer
8. Feeling Good (popularized by Nina Simone) - My Brightest Diamond
9. Dark Was the Night (Blind Willie Johnson) - Kronos Quartet
10. I Was Young When I Left Home (Bob Dylan) - Antony Bryce Dessner
11. Big Red Machine - Justin Vernon Aaron Dessner
12. Sleepless - The Decemberists
13. Stolen Houses (Die) - Iron and Wine
14. Service Bell - Grizzly Bear Feist
15. You Are The Blood - Sufjan Stevens


THAT DISC
1. Well-Alright - Spoon
2. Lenin - Arcade Fire
3. Mimizan - Beirut
4. El Caporal - My Morning Jacket
5. Inspiration Information (Shuggie Otis) - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
6. With A Girl Like You (The Troggs) - Dave Sitek
7. Blood Pt 2 (based on original song "You are the Blood" by the Castanets) - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. Hey, Snow White (Destroyer) - The New Pornographers
9. Gentle Hour (Snapper) - Yo La Tengo
10. Another Saturday (traditional song) - Stuart Murdoch
11. Happiness - Riceboy Sleeps
12. Amazing Grace (traditional song) - Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
13. The Giant Of Illinois (Handsome Family) - Andrew Bird
14. Lua - Conor Oberst Gillian Welch
15. When t he Road Runs Out - Blonde Redhead Devastations
16. Love vs. Porn - Kevin Drew

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