The Red Hot Organization - Dark Was The Night (2009)

The Red Hot Organization is the leading international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.  Dark Was The Night features collaborations by the likes of Dirty Projectors, David Byrne, Feist, Grizzly Bear, The National, Yeasayer, Kronos Quartet, Surfjan Stevens, Spoon, Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, The New Pornographers, Dave Sitek of TV on The Radio, Yo La Tengo, Rice Boy Sleeps, and many more.

Tracklist:

THIS DISC
1. "Knotty Pine"  Dirty Projectors and David Byrne
2. "'Cello Song" (Nick Drake) The Books featuring José González
3. "Train Song" (Vashti Bunyan) 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" (Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse) My Brightest Diamond
9. "Dark Was the Night" (Blind Willie Johnson) Kronos Quartet
10. "I Was Young When I Left Home" (Bob Dylan) Antony with Bryce Dessner
11. "Big Red Machine" Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner
12. "Sleepless" The Decemberists
13. "Stolen Houses (Die)" Iron & Wine
14. "Service Bell" Grizzly Bear and Feist
15. "You Are the Blood" (Castanets) 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" (Castanets) Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens & Serengeti)
8. "Hey, Snow White" (Destroyer) The New Pornographer
9. "Gentle Hour" (Peter Gutteridge) Yo La Tengo
10. "Another Saturday" Stuart Murdoch
11. "Happiness" Riceboy Sleeps (Jónsi & Alex)
12. "Amazing Grace" Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
13. "The Giant of Illinois" (The Handsome Family) Andrew Bird
14. "Lua" (Bright Eyes) Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
15. "When the Road Runs Out" Blonde Redhead & Devastations
16. "Love vs. Porn" Kevin Drew


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