Albums which musically inspire while raising awareness for important social causes deserve a little due credit. Dark Was The Night is one such album. This double disc was released in February of this year through Red Hot Organization. Since 1989, Red Hot Organization has been releasing music compilations, producing media events and crafting television programs geared towards raising funds for the battle against HIV and AIDS.  A noble goal and considering they’ve raised over $7 million since inception, it appears to be working.

Now perhaps it helps if we present a list of the artists involved in this project:

Andrew Bird, Antony, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Beirut, Blonde Redhead, Bon Iver, The Books, Buck 65, David Byrne, Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues, The Decemberists, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Devastations, Dirty Projectors, Kevin Drew, Feist, Ben Gibbard, Grizzly Bear, Iron & Wine, Jose Gonzalez, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Kronos Quartet, Stuart Murdoch, My Brightest Diamond, My Morning Jacket, The National, The New Pornographers, Conor Oberst, Riceboy Sleeps, Serengeti, Dave Sitek, Spoon, Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, Yeasayer, Yo La Tengo

Yes it sounds as good as it looks. Here’s the first two tracks to inspire you to put some of those hard earned dollars towards this one. I may even have to grab this on vinyl.

Dirty Projectors & David Byrne – Knotty Pine - { Dark Was The Night, Released: February 2009 }

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The Books & José González – Cello Song (Nick Drake Cover) - { Dark Was The Night, Released: February 2009 }

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