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Review: Various - Dark Was The Night

Feb 16, 8:05am

(4AD) The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner are responsible for Dark Was The Night , a 31-track double album featuring exclusive tracks from a collection of the finest artists from (mostly) the other side of the Atlantic (Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch is the sole European), and all proceeds go to the Red Hot Organisation, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. And what an album it is. There are some stellar cover versions: The Books and José Gonzalez' flawless version of Nick Drake's 'Cello [...]

Artists: Andrew Bird, The Arcade Fire, Beirut, Ben Gibbard, Conor Oberst, Dave Sitek, Feist, Gillian Welch, Grizzly Bear, Jose Gonzalez, Kevin Drew, The National, The New Pornographers, Nick Drake

Tags: the national, Beirut, Reviews, Books, Andrew Bird, grizzly bear, conor oberst, The Arcade Fire, gillian welch, Ben Gibbard, Nick Drake, feist, kevin drew, jose gonzalez, The New Pornographers, Antony Hegarty, Red Hot, dave sitek, dark is the night

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