«Day of the Dead» es el título de 3 volúmenes con 59 canciones en un disco tributo a Grateful Dead que se publica el 20 de mayo cuyas ventas serán destinadas a beneficio de Red Hot Organization para la ayuda de la cura del SIDA y que se refrendará con un concierto en el Eaux Claires Music Festival en Wisconsin, Estados Unidos.
En el disco participan grandísimos nombres como Bill Callahan, Jim James, The War on Drugs, Bonnie «Prince» Billy, The National, Stephen Malkmus, Wilco, Mumford and Sons, Kurt Vile, Sharon van Etten, The Flaming Lips, The Walkmen, Charles Bradley, Lee Ranaldo, Lucinda Williams o Bob Weir entre otros.
Aaron y Bryce Dessner de The National son los impulsores de este proyecto con más de 60 artistas homenajean a Grateful Dead para recaudar fondos para la cura del VIH y otras enfermedades relacionadas. Más de seis horas de música conforman el vigésimo recopilatorio de Red Hot Organitzation “Day Of The Dead“ , una organización que lucha contra estas enfermedades a través de la música.
El repertorio original de este disco tributo a continuación por sus originales, los Grateful Dead:
Escucha los primeros adelantos de este nuevo disco tributo «Day of the Dead» con canciones como ‘Morning Dew’ (The National), ‘Black Muddy River’ (Bruce Hornsby and DeYarmond Edison), ‘Sugaree’ (Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis & Friends) y ‘Touch of Grey’ (The War on Drugs).
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 Bonnie “Prince” Billy: “If I Had the World to Give”
02 Phosphorescent & Friends: “Standing on the Moon”
03 Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band: “Cumberland Blues”
04 Tallest Man on Earth & Friends: “Ship of Fools”
05 Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Friends: “Bird Song”
06 The National: “Morning Dew”
07 Marijuana Deathsquads: “Truckin’”
08 Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends: “Dark Star”
09 Nightfall of Diamonds: “Nightfall of Diamonds”
10 Tim Hecker: “Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald”
11 Lucinda Williams & Friends: “Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad”
12 Tunde Adebimpe, Lee Ranaldo & Friends: “Playing in the Band”
13 Local Natives: “Stella Blue”
14 Tal National: “Eyes of the World”
15 Bela Fleck: “Help on the Way”
16 Orchestra Baobab: “Franklin’s Tower”
17 Luluc With Xylouris White: “Till the Morning Comes”
18 The Walkmen: “Ripple”
19 Richard Reed Parry with Caroline Shaw and Little Scream: “Brokedown Palace” [ft. Garth Hudson]
Sunshine (Vol. 3):
01 Real Estate: “Here Comes Sunshine”
02 Unknown Mortal Orchestra: “Shakedown Street”
03 Hiss Golden Messenger: “Brown Eyed Woman”
04 This Is the Kit: “Jack-a-Roe”
05 Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear: “High Time”
06 The Lone Bellow & Friends: “Dire Wolf”
07 Winston Marshall, Kodiak Blue and Shura: “Althea”
08 Orchestra Baobab: “Clementine Jam”
09 Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: “China Cat Sunflower – I Know You Rider”
10 Bill Callahan: “Easy Wind”
11 Ira Kaplan & Friends: “Wharf Rat”
12 The Rileys (Terry and Gyan Riley): “Estimated Prophet”
13 Man Forever, So Percussion and Oneida: “Drums – Space”
14 Fucked Up: “Cream Puff War”
15 The Flaming Lips: “Dark Star”
16 s t a r g a z e: “What’s Become of the Baby”
17 Vijay Iyer: “King Solomon’s Marbles”
18 Mina Tindle & Friends: “Rosemary”
19 Sam Amidon & Friends: “And We Bid You Goodnight”
20 The National With Bob Weir: “I Know You Rider (live)”
Volumen 3: Sunshine
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 & amigos)
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 & amigos)
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 & amigos)
19. ‘And We Bid You Goodnight’ (Sam Amidon)
20. ‘I Know You Rider’ (The National and Bob Weir)
