Grateful Dead Tribute Album Out May 20, 2016

Grateful Dead Tribute Album Out May 20, 2016

Benefits The Red Hot Organization  

May 20 sees the release of Day of the Dead (4AD) — a Grateful Dead tribute album benefitting the Red Hot Organization. The album was curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National and on Sunday (April 10) both Aaron and Scott Devendorf (of The National) were guests on SiriusXM’s Grateful Dead Channel where they shared a new song, “Terrapin Station (Suite),” off the compilation. The track is the most musically elaborate recording on the record, featuring nearly 50 musicians.

 

LISTEN to “Terrapin Station” via all streaming services here and also via YouTube

 

The Grateful Dead’s “Terrapin Station,” found on the album bearing the same name, was the first time the Dead unveiled a more symphonic and progressive sound. For this new version the Dessners enlisted Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear along with members of their band The National to record their take of this iconic track for Day Of The Dead.   Also on hand to recreate 1977’s entire Terrapin Station were Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, Sō Percussion, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

 

Day Of The Dead is a wide-ranging tribute to the songwriting and experimentalism of the Dead which took four years to record, features over 60 artists from varied musical backgrounds, 59 tracks and is almost 6 hours long. 5 additional tracks – listed below – have been made previously available via instant grat with album pre-order, on streaming services and accompanied by a series of videos directed by Michael Brown, Nick Ciontea, and Christopher Bartlett.  (Pre-order links and videos available below)

 

LISTEN TO PREVIOUSLY UNVEILED TRACKS:
The War on Drugs“Touch of Grey”
Phosphorescent and Jenny Lewis “Sugaree”
Bruce Hornsby collaborates with Justin Vernon and DeYarmond Edison “Black Muddy River”
The National “Morning Dew”

 

Day of the Dead will be released digitally, on a 5 X CD, and as a limited edition vinyl boxed set. All profits will help fight for AIDS/ HIV and related health issues around the world through the Red Hot Organization, a 501(c)3.

 

PRE-ORDER INFORMATION
Pre-order CD
Pre-order from iTunes
Pre-order from Amazon
Pre-order from Google Play
Stream on Spotify

More information on Day Of The Dead can be found at http://4ad.com/news/17/3/2016/dayofthedead

ABOUT RED HOT ORGANIZATION:

Red Hot is a not-for-profit, 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS through pop culture. Its mission is to raise awareness and money around the AIDS crisis and related health issues. It was started in 1990 by Leigh Blake and John Carlin with the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue, which raised millions of dollars, helped reduce the stigma around AIDS at the time and supported organizations and efforts such as ACT UP and T.A.G., which took a stand and made the world pay attention and develop medication that let people with AIDS survive.

Over the past 25 years, over 500 artists, producers and directors have contributed to 20 compilation albums of original music, videos, events and media to keep people thinking about the implications of the AIDS epidemic as well as donate millions to organizations around the world.