Dark Was the Night: Red Hot Compilation [PA] (CD - 2009)

Several years since the last compilation benefiting the Red Hot AIDS relief organization, DARK WAS THE NIGHT was compiled by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National and released on the pioneering UK indie 4AD Records. As a result, the 31 exclusive tracks on this two disc set read like a who's who of the most vital parts of the contemporary indie rock scene. Participants include several intriguing duets (Feist appears with both Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Brooklyn indie kings Grizzly Bear; Conor Oberst appears alongside Gillian Welch) and new bespoke songs by the likes of the Decemberists, the New Pornographers, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew. minimize