Dark Was the Night


On the occasion of WORLD AIDS DAY today, December 1st a press announcement was made with the complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming 4AD
release Dark Was The Night. Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th, 2009. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot


Organization was the executive producer. A total of 31 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation. It will be available as a double cd/triple viny and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV
and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it.

Dark Was The Night began three years ago with a casual conversation between Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National and John Carlin. In discussing the project, they agreed it made sense not to do a "theme" album per se; but something that showcased the bast in independent music, with an emphasis on traditional themes played and arranged in a contemporary way, and on songwriting, which is the strength of many of the artists featured here. As Aaron and Bryce started inviting their peers to contribute, their intuition about the pro-social disposition of so many of them was confirmed. As a result, 31 exclusive tracks were recorded.

CD1
1. Knotty Pine, Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. Cello Song, The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
3. Train Song,Feist + 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 + 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 2
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,David 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. Another Saturday, Stuart Murdoch
11. Happiness, Riceboy Sleeps
12. Amazing Grace, Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
13. The Giant Of Illinois, Andrew Bird
14. Lua,Conor Oberst + Gillian Welch
15. When The Road Runs Out,Blonde Redhead + Devastations
16. Love vs. Porn, Kevin Drew

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