Arcade Fire, Feist, David Byrne et Blonde Redhead font partie de la trentaine d'artistes réunis sur la compilation double Dark Was The Night, dont les profits seront versés à l'œuvre de charité Red Hot Organization qui utilise la musique afin d'amasser des fonds pour la lutte contre le sida.
Chaque formation y présente une pièce inédite, qui à tour de rôle, sera offerte une journée seulement en écoute via la page www.myspace.com/DarkWasTheNight jusqu'à la sortie de l'album le 17 février. Hier, on pouvait y entendre Knotty Pine des Dirty Projectors et David Byrne. Aujourd'hui, c'est Cello Song, une reprise de Nick Drake interprétée par The Books et Jose Gonzalez.
Liste complète des pièces de Dark Was The Night :
THIS DISC:
‘Knotty Pine' – Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
‘Cello Song' (Nick Drake) – The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
‘Train Song ‘(Vashti Bunyan recorded, written by Alasdair Clayre) – Feist + Ben Gibbard
‘Brackett, WI' – Bon Iver
‘Deep Blue Sea' – Grizzly Bear
‘So Far Around the Bend' – The National (arrangement by Nico Muhly)
‘Tightrope' – Yeasayer
‘Feeling Good' (popularized by Nina Simone) – My Brightest Diamond
‘Dark Was the Night' (Blind Willie Johnson) – Kronos Quartet
‘I Was Young When I Left Home' (Bob Dylan) – Antony + Bryce Dessner
‘Big Red Machine' – Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
‘Sleepless' – The Decemberists
‘Stolen Houses' (Die) – Iron and Wine
‘Service Bell' – Grizzly Bear + Feist
‘You Are The Blood – Sufjan Stevens
THAT DISC:
‘Well-Alright' – Spoon
‘Lenin' – Arcade Fire
‘Mimizan' – Beirut
‘El Caporal' – My Morning Jacket
‘Inspiration Information' (Shuggie Otis) – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
‘With A Girl Like You' (The Troggs) – Dave Sitek
‘Blood Pt 2' (based on original song ‘You are the Blood' by the Castanets) – Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
‘Hey, Snow White' (Destroyer) – The New Pornographers
‘Gentle Hour' (Snapper) – Yo La Tengo
‘Another Saturday' (traditional song) – Stuart Murdoch
‘Happiness' – Riceboy Sleeps
‘Amazing Grace' (traditional song) – Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
‘The Giant Of Illinois' (Handsome Family) – Andrew Bird
‘Lua' – Conor Oberst + Gillian Welch
‘When the Road Runs Out ‘- Blonde Redhead + Devastations
‘Love vs. Porn' – Kevin Drew