v/a: Dark Was the Night
Label: 4AD
For months this record just flew out the door. For months after that, it walked briskly. Basically, Dark Was the Night has been the hottest indie-comp of the year — no real surprise considering the who’s who of a tracklist: The two discs feature new material by Antony, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Andrew Bird, Blonde Redhead, Bon Iver, the Books and Cat Power…and that’s just A through frickin’ C. Seriously this is simply as good a compilation as you’re going to find. And the money goes to the Red Hot Foundation, which raises funds to fight the AIDS epidemic. I believe politicians like to call this a win-win.
