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Producers: Nick Launay, Various
This powerful benefit compilation for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund unites artists to support fire victims, curated by Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) and producer Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Featuring 16 rare covers and unreleased tracks, the album highlights Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ haunting “Michelangelo,” PJ Harvey’s “The Red River,” Jarvis Cocker’s stripped-down “California Dreamin’,” and a standout by Flea, Frusciante, Haskins and DeAngelis, “A System For Shutting Everything Out.” Additional contributions from: Devo, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, and Danny Elfman.