Apr 27, 2016
The long-awaited Grateful Dead tribute, spearheaded by The Nationals' Aaron and Bryce Dessner, is looming closer and closer, with new tracks having been recently released. Covers from the Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sharon Von Etten, and Jim James have recently been released, and others previously released are from The National themselves, Courtney Barnett, The War on Drugs, Bruce Hornby and DeYarmond Edison, Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis, Charles Bradley, and the Menahan Street Band.
Profits from the album are going towards the HIV/AIDS non-profit RedHot and the album has a run time of 6 hours. This is, in fact, quite reminiscent of their 2009 curated masterpiece Dark is the Night featuring covers of Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Handsome Family, Bob Dylan among other monumental artists. The tracklist of the tribute album and new covers are featured below:
“Thunder” (Vol.1)
01. 'Touch of Grey' - The War on Drugs
02. 'Sugaree' - Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis & Friends
03. 'Candyman' - Jim James & Friends
04. 'Cassidy' - Moses Sumney, Jenny Lewis & Friends
05. 'Black Muddy River' - Bruce Hornsby and DeYarmond Edison
06. 'Loser' - Ed Droste, Binki Shapiro & Friends
07. 'Peggy-O' - The National
08. 'Box of Rain' - Kurt Vile and the Violators (featuring J Mascis)
09. 'Rubin and Cherise' - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Friends
10. 'To Lay Me Down' - Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten & Friends
11. 'New Speedway Boogie' - Courtney Barnett
12. 'Friend of the Devil' - Mumford & Sons
13. 'Uncle John’s Band' - Lucius
14. 'Me and My Uncle' - The Lone Bellow & Friends
15. 'Mountains of the Moon' - Lee Ranaldo, Lisa Hannigan & Friends
16. 'Black Peter' - Anohni and yMusic
17. 'Garcia Counterpoint' - Bryce Dessner
18. 'Terrapin Station (Suite)' - Daniel Rossen, Christopher Bear and The National (featuring Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, So Percussion and Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
19. 'Attics of My Life' - Angel Olsen
20. 'St. Stephen (live)' - Wilco with Bob Weir
“Lightning” (Vol. 2)
01. 'If I Had the World to Give' - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
02. 'Standing on the Moon' - Phosphorescent & Friends
03. 'Cumberland Blues' - Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band
04. 'Ship of Fools' - The Tallest Man On Earth & Friends
05. 'Bird Song' - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Friends
06. 'Morning Dew' - The National
07. 'Truckin’' - Marijuana Deathsquads
08. 'Dark Star' - Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends
09. 'Nightfall of Diamonds' - Nightfall of Diamonds
10. 'Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald' - Tim Hecker
11. 'Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad' - Lucinda Williams & Friends
12. 'Playing in the Band' - Tunde Adebimpe, Lee Ranaldo & Friends
13. 'Stella Blue' - Local Natives
14. 'Eyes of the World' - Tal National
15. 'Help on the Way' - Bela Fleck
16. 'Franklin’s Tower' - Orchestra Baobab
17. 'Till the Morning Comes' - Luluc with Xylouris White
18. 'Ripple' - The Walkmen
19. 'Brokedown Palace' - Richard Reed Parry with Caroline Shaw and Little Scream (featuring Garth Hudson)
“Sunshine” (Vol. 3)
01. 'Here Comes Sunshine' - Real Estate
02. 'Shakedown Street' - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
03. 'Brown-Eyed Women' - Hiss Golden Messenger
04. 'Jack-A-Roe' - This Is the Kit
05. 'High Time' - Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear
06. 'Dire Wolf' - The Lone Bellow & Friends
07. 'Althea' - Winston Marshall, Kodiak Blue and Shura
08. 'Clementine Jam' - Orchestra Baobab
09. 'China Cat Sunflower' -> I Know You Rider - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
10. 'Easy Wind' - Bill Callahan
11. 'Wharf Rat' - Ira Kaplan & Friends
12. 'Estimated Prophet' - The Rileys
13. 'Drums -> Space' - Man Forever, So Percussion and Oneida
14. 'Cream Puff War' - Fucked Up
15. 'Dark Star' - The Flaming Lips
16. 'What’s Become of the Baby' - s t a r g a z e
17. 'King Solomon’s Marbles'- Vijay Iyer
18. 'Rosemary' - Mina Tindle & Friends
19. 'And We Bid You Goodnight' - Sam Amidon
20. 'I Know You Rider (live)' - The National with Bob Weir