Pearl Jam have announced that they will release Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2 by Various Artists Working to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy later this week, featuring their new song “Get It Back.” David Byrne, Yoko Ono, The Postal Service, Jack Black’s Tenacious D, Jack Johnson, Arcade Fire, and Cold War Kids. Pearl Jam have kept busy during the pandemic forcing them to take a break from touring, though Eddie Vedder recently revealed his bad haircut.
Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy, Volume 2 is a compilation made up entirely of previously-unreleased recordings from some of the most important names in music today. The album features never-before-heard new songs, covers, remixes, live versions, and unreleased demos from incredible artists across many genres. The collection will be available for 24 hours only, exclusively via Bandcamp, this Friday, October 2nd starting at 12:01am PT.
100% of the net proceeds from the album’s sales will go to Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization that brings state advocacy, policy, and legislative expertise to secure, protect, and defend the voting rights of all Americans. Voting Rights Lab is a project of New Venture Fund.
The release of Volume 2 follows the success of Volume 1, which raised over $250,000 for voters’ rights work in its 24 hours of availability on September 4th – thank you to everyone who supported that release! When we decided to see if we could pull together this second volume, we weren’t sure we had time… and then almost everyone we asked delivered a track and there’s nearly twice as much music on Volume 2 as on the first. We’ve decided to match the $20.20 price of Volume 1, but we hope you’ll please consider donating more for Volume 2 via Bandcamp’s pay more option, if you’re able.
Also solely on October 2 to raise funds for Voting Rights Lab, we will be offering a limited-edition poster designed and signed by iconic filmmaker Sofia Coppola. Poster and compilation album sold separately.
1.
David Byrne – People Tell Me
2.
Pearl Jam – Get It Back
3.
Little Dragon – Night Shift
4.
The Postal Service – We Will Become Silhouettes (Live from Berkeley, CA 2013)
5.
Cold War Kids – Almost A Crime
6.
Black Pumas – Colors (Live)
7.
Mark Ronson & Ilsey Juber – No Time To Die (Bond Demo)
8.
Guided By Voices – Game Of Pricks (Live from the Teragram Ballroom, LA on 12/31/19)
9.
Phoenix – No Woman (Whitney Cover)
10.
Yola – To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Song: Nina Simone, Arrangement: Aretha Franklin)
11.
Ciggy Black – Flypaper
12.
Arcade Fire feat. David Byrne – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) [Talking Heads Cover, Live]
13.
Nilüfer Yanya – Day 7.5093
14.
Hippo Campus – No Poms (Live From First Ave)
15.
YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND – There’s No Goodbye Between Us (Remix by Deakin of Animal Collective)
16.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Criminals (Atlas Sound Cover)
17.
The Harlem Gospel Travelers – Keep On Praying
18.
Perfume Genius – Jory (Demo)
19.
Feist – Human Touch (Nina Simone Cover)
20.
Jack Johnson – My Mind’s For Sale (Live in Lake Tahoe, NV 2017)
21.
Phantogram – You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker Cover)
22.
Big Boi and Sleepy Brown – We The Ones, ft. Killer Mike and Big Rube (Organized Noize Remix)
23.
Tenacious D – Rize of the Fenix (Live from Lollapalooza 2019)
24.
Alex Ebert – No Jokes Left
25.
John Prine – Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore (Live) feat. Margo Price, Jeremy Ivey, and Kenneth Pattengale
26.
Courtney Marie Andrews, Liz Cooper and Molly Sarlé – America (Simon & Garfunkel Cover)
27.
Jenny Lewis – Callaloo
28.
NNAMDÏ feat. Lala Lala – Dislocate
29.
!!! – Feels Good
30.
PUP – Edmonton
31.
Beach Bunny – Dream Boy (Live)
32.
Madi Diaz – Home On The Range
33.
Sturgill Simpson – All Around You – Live From The Ryman – 100% Grass Fed
34.
Shakey Graves – Good Listener
35.
Bob Mould Band – In A Free Land (Live in Seattle, WA 2019)
36.
Andrew Bird – Tables and Chairs
37.
Caleb Giles – Focus
38.
The Marías – Hold It Together (Demo)
39.
The War On Drugs – Eyes To The Wind (Live)
40.
Aimee Mann – Batten Down
41.
Chicano Batman – Invisible People (Live)
42.
Buzzy Lee – Cinderblock
43.
Fleet Foxes – Drops In The River (Live From The Ryman)
44.
Charly Bliss – Ohio (Demo)
45.
Gossip – Room For You (Demo)
46.
KHEMIST – 40oz of Freedom
47.
The Dip – Friday Mixer
48.
Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell – Wish In Vain
49.
Margo Price – Devil’s In The Details
50.
My Morning Jacket – Big Decisions (Jim’s Demo)
51.
Old 97’s – Southern Girls (Cheap Trick Cover)
52.
Colin Meloy – Bring On The Dancing Horses (Echo & The Bunnymen Cover)
53.
Matt and Kim – Let’s Go (Acoustic)
54.
Songhoy Blues Feat. FOKN Bois – Don’t FOKN Worry
55.
Wolf Parade – ATA
56.
Tunde Adebimpe (Of TV on the Radio) – Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd Cover)
57.
Stone Gossard – Near
58.
Dan Deacon – Rally Banner
59.
Girlpool – Babygirl and Mental
60.
Calexico – All Systems Red (Live in Tucson, AZ 2005)
61.
MUNA – Walk On Water (Toyin’s Song)
62.
Nada Surf – Stories Going ‘Round
63.
Surfer Blood – New Direction
64.
illuminati hotties – content//bedtime / superiority complex (big noise) (Live at BetaWave)
65.
Mexican Institute Of Sound – La Cura
66.
Marginal Prophets – What The Man Don’t Know (Won’t Hurt Him)
67.
MICHELLE – SUNRISE (Kaufman/Kilgore Remix)
68.
Whitney – Valleys (My Love) (Live from SPACE)
69.
Bright Eyes – Pan and Broom (Demo)
70.
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Fooled Around and Fell In Love (Elvin Bishop Cover, Live)
71.
Bedouine – Let Me In Your Life (Bill Withers Cover)
72.
RHYE – Hymn (Becky and the Birds Remix)
73.
Faye Webster – Vanishing Twin (Blake Mills Cover)
74.
Deaf Charlie – Something Real
75.
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – Chosen
76.
Nick Hakim – QADIR – Extended
77.
Flume x Toro y Moi – The Difference (slowboi version)
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releases October 2, 2020
Mastered by Chris Gehringer, assisted by Will Quinnell, at Sterling Sound
Artwork by Shepard Fairey
Executive Producers: Dave Eggers, Jordan Kurland, Josh Rosenfeld, Christian Stavros, Darius Zelkha
Press: Jen Appel at Grandstand Media
Project Manager: Nicole White at Brilliant Corners Artist Management
Legal: David Kostiner, Vivek Sridharan, Sarah Khavari at Counsel, LLP
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