A brand new compilation album to learn victims of the Los Angeles wildfires has been introduced. Put collectively by Bauhaus’ Kevin Haskins and producer Nick Launay, Los Angeles Rising options beforehand unreleased songs by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. Devo, Gary Numan, Primal Scream, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Danny Elfman, U.S. Girls, and extra additionally seem on the album, which is now accessible to buy for $10 on Bandcamp. All proceeds will go in the direction of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
“Because the wildfires have been raging and destroying 1000’s of properties round Los Angeles, each my neighbourhood and Nick’s have been instructed to evacuate,” Haskins stated in a press assertion. “However we have been the fortunate ones. The fireplace threatening our properties and recording studios was fortunately extinguished by firefighters simply minutes away, however numerous musicians and associates misplaced all the pieces.”
Earlier this week, Huge Thief shared a new EP, Passional Relations, to assist wildfire aid efforts. Following FireAid and G*ve A F*ck LA, extra profit concert events will happen all through the month: I Love LA at Glendale Presbyterian Church (February 8), Blink-182 and Alkaline Trio on the Hollywood Palladium (February 13), and others. On the 2025 Grammy Awards, Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars performed “California Dreamin’” by the Mamas & the Papas—additionally coated right here by Cocker—as a tribute to victims of the California wildfires.
