Songs for charity and social change

Dirty Projectors and David Byrne – Knotty PineCharity singles don't always make for spectacular listening, particularly when they involve a collaboration between previously unacquainted artists. But for every Heather Smalls doing Lou Reed's Perfect Day, there are fantastic little labels like 4AD throwing all their independent might into one big simmering pot of talent. The Dark Was the Night compilation features a prestigious lineup of musical muscle old and new (Grizzly Bear, Sufjan Stev...

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