Byrne, MMJ, Bon Iver and More on Aids Comp

Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17, 2009. It's comprised of 31 exclusive tracks and it will be available as a double CD/triple vinyl/download and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. They are the people responsible for albums including No Alternative, Red Hot and Blue and many more, and this is their 20th year, and this is the 20th release!

The MP3 for the first track from this album is a collaboration between David Byrne and Dirty Projectors titled “Knotty Pine" and can be heard here:
www.4ad.com/audio/darkwasthenight/knottypine.mp3

Beginning today, January 15, 4AD will begin a track-by-track premiere of the Dark Was the Night compilation. From January 15 through February 1, each track, in order will be streamed for one day only at www.myspace.com/DarkWasTheNight as well as on the band's MySpace page.

Please also visit the newly launched www.darkwasthenight.com

THIS DISC

1 Knotty Pine - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne


2 Cello Song (Nick Drake) - The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez


3 Train Song (Vashti Bunyan recorded, written by Alasdair Clayre) - Feist + Ben Gibbard


4 Brackett, WI - Bon Iver


5 Deep Blue Sea - Grizzly Bear


6 So Far Around the Bend - The National (arrangement by Nico Muhly)


7 Tightrope - Yeasayer


8 Feeling Good (popularized by Nina Simone) - My Brightest Diamond


9 Dark Was the Night (Blind Willie Johnson) - Kronos Quartet


10 I Was Young When I Left Home (Bob Dylan) - Antony + Bryce Dessner


11 Big Red Machine - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner


12 Sleepless - The Decemberists


13 Stolen Houses (Die) - Iron and Wine


14 Service Bell - Grizzly Bear + Feist


15 You Are The Blood - 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 (based on original song “You are the Blood" by the Castanets) - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)


8 Hey, Snow White (Destroyer) - The New Pornographers


9 Gentle Hour (Snapper) - Yo La Tengo


10 Another Saturday (traditional song) - Stuart Murdoch


11 Happiness - Riceboy Sleeps


12 Amazing Grace (traditional song) - Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues


13 The Giant Of Illinois (Handsome Family) - Andrew Bird


14 Lua - Conor Oberst + Gillian Welch


15 When the Road Runs Out - Blonde Redhead + Devastations


16 Love vs. Porn - Kevin Drew