''Our First 100 Days'' is a compilation album that was released track-by-track from 20 January to 29 April 2017.
The album was sold as a subscription for a one-time payment of $30, and one song per day was released during the first 100 days of
Donald Trump's first presidency of the United States.
Proceeds from the album's sale were donated to causes "threatened by Trump's proposed policies," including
Southerners on New Ground and the
People's Climate Movement.
The majority of the artists featured on ''Our First 100 Days'' are from the United States, but it also includes artists from Canada (
Women
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Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional u ...
,
Suuns
Suuns () is a Canadian rock music, rock band from Montreal. It was formed in mid-2007 when vocalist and guitarist Ben Shemie and guitarist and bassist Joe Yarmush got together to make some beats which quickly evolved into a few songs. The duo w ...
,
Nap Eyes), the United Kingdom (
Bill Fay
William Fay (9 September 1943 – 22 February 2025) was an English singer-songwriter. His early recordings were released by Deram, but following the release of his second album in 1971, Fay was dropped by the label. His work enjoyed a growing ...
,
Gold Panda
Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter.
Derwin Dicker also performs house music as DJ Jenifa. Early life
Derwin Schlecker was born as Derwin Dicker ...
,
Self Esteem
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,
Kate Tempest), New Zealand (
Kane Strang), Sweden (
Jens Lekman), Ireland (
Glen Hansard
Glen James Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten o ...
), and Australia (
Jen Cloher
Jen Cloher (born 9 October 1973) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer, currently based in Melbourne, Victoria. Cloher's 2017 Jen Cloher (album), self-titled fourth studio album peaked at number 5 on the Australian ARIA Chart ...
).
''Our First 100 Days'' was released collaboratively by
Secretly Group
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and
30 Days, 30 Songs
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.
Music magazines ''
Under the Radar'' and ''
Consequence of Sound
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History
''Consequence of Sound'' was founded in Septem ...
'' covered the release of every track, while others covered only a selection.
Track listing
The first track on ''Our First 100 Days'' is "Fly On Your Wall" by
Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen (born Angelina Marie Carroll; January 22, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri who lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
To date, Olsen has released six studio albums: ''Half Way Home'' (2012), ''Burn Your F ...
, which was released on 20 January 2017, the day of
Donald Trump's inauguration.
Subsequently, one new track was released per day until the final track, a cover of "
This Land Is Your Land
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" by
Phosphorescent, came out on 29 April 2017.
The track "Vacation" by PWR BTTM was later removed from the track listing, leaving the compilation with 99 tracks.
It was initially reported that
Whitney would also feature on the compilation, but they did not.
See also
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Donald Trump in music
References
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2017 compilation albums