Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Primal Scream and more feature on LOS ANGELES RISING wildfire benefit album
Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus) and producer Nick Launay have come together to create LOS ANGELES RISING compilation to help raise funds for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
The compilation features previously unreleased recordings from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Gary Numan, Primal Scream, Devo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and many more, as well as a stripped back cover of “California Dreamin’” by Jarvis Cocker recorded back in 2020.
“As the wildfires were raging and destroying thousands of homes around Los Angeles, both my neighbourhood and Nick’s were instructed to evacuate. But we were the lucky ones. The fire threatening our homes and recording studios was thankfully extinguished by firefighters just minutes away, but countless musicians and friends lost everything” says Kevin Haskins.
“This harrowing experience and witnessing the monumental destruction of entire communities, inspired Nick and I to team up to create a compilation album to raise money for the less fortunate. We reached out to our musician friends for unreleased recorded gems and the response was incredible! PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Gary Numan and Devo are just some of the artists that rushed in to help.”
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides services and financial assistance for career musicians and music industry professionals. Grants are earmarked for medical and vital living expenses, including insurance premiums, prescriptions, medical treatment and operative procedures, housing costs, food costs, utilities, and other basic necessities.
Tracklist:
- PJ Harvey with Danni Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans - The Red River
- Grinderman - Worm Tamer - LaunayVauz Remix
- Gary Numan and Titan - Dark Rain
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Turn Into Redux
- Band Of Skulls - Cold Cold Sweat - LaunayVauz Remix
- Jarvis Cocker - California Dreamin’
- Primal Scream - False Flags - Orchestral version
- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Michelangelo
- Haskins, Vandermolen and Lohner - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
- Danny Elfman - Monkeys On The Loose - LA Rising version
- Devo - Shoulda Said Yes
- Siobhan Fahey and Titan - Deep In LA
- CRX - Blip On The Radar
- David J - No New Tale To Tell - Original demo version
- Flea, Frusciante, Haskins and DeAngelis - A System For Shutting Everything Out
- U.S. Girls - Four American Dollars - Demo version
The compilation is only available by purchasing a download. All proceeds will go to Sweet Relief and will be sold exclusively via Bandcamp.
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