''Day of the Dead'' is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the

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, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and

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. Featuring fifty-nine exclusive recordings of covers of

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songs by a number of

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artists as a tribute to the band, the compilation was released on May 20, 2016 as five CDs, a limited edition vinyl LP box set, and as a digital download.4AD - News - Day of the Dead - full artist list, artwork and release date confirmed
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for the album. The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute. It is the second compilation album produced by

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and

Bryce Dessner Bryce David Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American composer and guitarist based in Paris, as well as a member of the rock band the National. Dessner's twin brother Aaron is also a member of the group. Together they write the music, in coll ...

of The National for Red Hot Organization, following 2009's '' Dark Was the Night'', which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date. A ''Day of the Dead'' live performance took place at the second annual Eaux Claires Festival on August 12–13, 2016. The performers, who all appear on the record, included

Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

, Matthew Houck (

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Will Oldham Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

Moses Sumney Moses Sumney is a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter. His self-recorded EP, ''Mid-City Island'', was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled ''Lamentations''. His first full-length album, ''Aromanticism'', was released ...

, Sam Amidon, Richard Reed Parry,

Matt Berninger Matthew Donald Berninger (, born February 13, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and ...

Justin Vernon Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. Known for his distinct falsetto voic ...

, Josh Kaufman,

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...

, Ruban Nielson,

and

and The National.

Track listing

Digital sequence

CD sequence

;Disc 1 #

Touch of Grey "Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, and is from the album '' In the Dark''. The song is known for its refrain "I will get by / I will survive". It combines dark lyrics in the verses with upbeat pop instrumentation. The music ...

Sugaree "Sugaree" is a song written by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was written for Jerry Garcia's first solo album '' Garcia'', which was released in January 1972. As with the songs on the re ...

#Candyman #Dire Wolf #New Speedway Boogie #

Friend of the Devil "Friend of the Devil" is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. It is the second track of the Dead's 1970 album '' American Beauty''. The song is large ...

#Black Muddy River #

Morning Dew "Morning Dew," also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew," is a contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post- nuclear holocaust world. Originally recorded live as ...

#Black Peter #Loser #To Lay Me Down ;Disc 2 # Box of Rain #Rubin and Cherise #

Me and My Uncle "Me and My Uncle", often also written as "Me & My Uncle," is a song composed by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, and popularized in versions by Judy Collins and the Grateful Dead. It relates the journey of a narrator and his uncle from ...

# Cassidy #Uncle John's Band #Mountains of the Moon # Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends) #Nightfall of Diamonds #Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald #Playing in the Band #Brokedown Palace ;Disc 3 # Peggy-O #Garcia Counterpoint #Terrapin Station (Suite) #Clementine Jam #China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider #Jack-A-Roe #Easy Wind #Wharf Rat #Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad #And We Bid You Goodnight ;Disc 4 #Ripple #

Truckin' "Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album '' American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip'' . Jake Wo ...

# Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips) #Stella Blue #Shakedown Street #Franklin's Tower #Eyes of the World #Help on the Way #Estimated Prophet #What's Become of the Baby #King Solomon's Marbles #If I Had the World to Give ;Disc 5 #Standing on the Moon #Ship of Fools #Bird Song #Brown-Eyed Women #Here Comes Sunshine #Cumberland Blues #Drums -> Space #Cream Puff War #Rosemary #High Time #Till the Morning Comes #Althea #Attics of My Life #St. Stephen (live) #I Know You Rider (live)

LP sequence

#Shakedown Street #Loser #Jack-A-Roe # Peggy-O #Bird Song #Brown-Eyed Women #

#Help on the Way #Franklin's Tower #King Solomon's Marbles # Box of Rain #

#Wharf Rat # Cassidy #Candyman #Clementine Jam #Playing in the Band #Eyes of the World #Terrapin Station (Suite) #Ship of Fools #Estimated Prophet #

#China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider #If I Had the World to Give # Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends) #Nightfall of Diamonds # Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips) #Rubin and Cherise #Althea #Mountains of the Moon #Stella Blue #Standing on the Moon #To Lay Me Down #Uncle John's Band #High Time #Dire Wolf #New Speedway Boogie #Cumberland Blues #Black Peter #Easy Wind #Here Comes Sunshine #Rosemary #Drums -> Space #Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald #What's Become of the Baby #Garcia Counterpoint #Brokedown Palace #Till the Morning Comes #Attics of My Life #Cream Puff War #

#Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad #Black Muddy River #Ripple #And We Bid You Goodnight #St. Stephen (live) #I Know You Rider (live)

Personnel

* Created and curated by

Aaron Dessner Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band the National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums; a co-founder of the indie ...

* Produced by Aaron Dessner * Co-producer: Bryce Dessner, Josh Kaufman * Music direction: Josh Kaufman, Aaron Dessner * Co-curators:

Scott Devendorf Scott Devendorf is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the bass guitarist for the American indie rock band The National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums. Devendorf is also a member of the indie rock project LNZND ...

Bryan Devendorf Bryan Devendorf is an American drummer. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band The National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums. Devendorf is also a member of the experimental rock bands Pfarmers and LNZNDRF. In ...

Conrad Doucette Takka Takka is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Performing since 2006, the band's members include Gabe Levine, Conrad Doucette, Rene Planchon and Craig Montoro (formerly of Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!). Takka Takka began ...

* Project manager: Tom Wironen * Co-executive producer: Dawn Barger * Executive producer: John Carlin

Charts

References

External links

Official site
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