Racing Towards Zero – Day 11: Grizzly Bear & Feist – Service Bell

I don’t really have too many nice things to say about either of these artists, but what’s way more interesting is the album this is off of. Dark Was The Night is a compilation released to benefit the Red Hot Organization, “dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture”, and the album has a very impressive line up. It features tracks from The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, Yo La Tengo, Arcade Fire, and others, but equally as seductive are the collaborative tracks. Dirty Projectors with David Byrne? Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues? Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) and Gillian Welch?!!? An impressive compilation album in my book.

USA and Canada shake hands in this track from Brooklyn-based Grizzly Bear and Alberta, Canada’s waif popstress Feist, “Service Bell”, but really, you’ll want to check out the full 2-disc set though, if you get the chance.

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