Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Dark Was The Night

"On the occasion of WORLD AIDS DAY today, December 1st a press announcement was made with the complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming 4AD
release Dark Was The Night. Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th, 2009. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot
Organization was the executive producer. A total of 31 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation. It will be available as a double cd/triple viny and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV
and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it.

Dark Was The Night began three years ago with a casual conversation between Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National and John Carlin. In discussing the project, they agreed it made sense not to do a "theme" album per se; but something that showcased the bast in independent music, with an emphasis on traditional themes played and arranged in a contemporary way, and on songwriting, which is the strength of many of the artists featured here. As Aaron and Bryce started inviting their peers to contribute, their intuition about the pro-social disposition of so many of them was confirmed. As a result, 31 exclusive tracks were recorded."

Dark Was The Night is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon.com! Listen to my three favorite tracks from the album here!




Cheers,
Allison of Good News Radio

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

May 13th, 2009 Show

Artist / Album / Song Title / @ = new / * = request


The Honey Trees / Wake the Earth [EP] / Find Home @ #
The Books / The Lemon of Pink / S is for Everysing
Psapp / The Camel's Back / The Monster Song @
Broken Social Scene / Feel Good Lost / Love and Mathematics
My Bloody Valentine / Loveless / Come in Alone
Slowdive / 5 [EP] / In Mind
Airiel / Winks & Kisses: Melted [EP] / In Your Room
Asobi Seksu / Hush / Layers @
She & Him / Volume One / You Really Got a Hold on Me
Kaki King / Dreaming of Revenge / Life Being What it Is
José González / Veneer / Stay in the Shade
M. Ward / Hold Time / Never Had Nobody Like You (feat. Zooey Deschanel) @
Swan Lake / Enemy Mine / Spanish Gold, 2044 @
Mount Eerie / White Stag / Origin @
Cat Power / You Are Free / I Don't Blame You
Bat for Lashes / Two Suns / Moon and Moon @
St. Vincent / Actor / The Party @
Lady Gaga / The Fame / Poker Face (Acoustic) &
Camera Obscura / My Maudlin Career / French Navy @
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins / Rabbit Fur Coat / Melt Your Heart
Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / We Brave Bee Stings and All / Bag of Hammers
Radiohead / OK Computer / No Surprises &
Passion Pit / Manners / Sleepyhead @
Röyksopp / Junior / The Girl and the Robot @
Black Kids / Partie Traumatic / Love Me Already
Say Hi / Oohs & Aahs / Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh @
Of Montreal / Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? / She's a Rejector
The Shins / Chutes too Narrow / So Says I
Ida Maria / Fortress 'Round My Heart / Oh My God @ (dedicated to Laura!)

# The Honey Trees are a band from California. They just released their first EP Wake the Earth which is now available on iTunes! Check out their myspace at www.myspace.com/thehoneytrees!
& Fred's requests!

Thank you for listening!
Sincerely,
Allison of Good News Radio