Los Angeles Rising
| Los Angeles Rising: A Compilation Album To Raise Money For Those Affected By The Los Angeles Fires | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | February 6, 2025 |
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| Length | 1:02:57 |
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Los Angeles Rising (subtitle: A Compilation Album To Raise Money For Those Affected By The Los Angeles Fires) is a charity compilation album composed of remixes, covers, previously unreleased tracks and collaborations by various artists. It was released on February 6, 2025 as a Bandcamp exclusive, with all of the proceeds from digital sales being donated to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, as part of their efforts to provide financial assistance to artists and music professionals affected by the wildfires that had hit Los Angeles in January of the same year.[1][2][3]
Musician Kevin Haskins and producer Nick Launay served as executive producers for the compilation album, which they helped put together after being both forced to evacuate their homes due to the wildfires.[1][2] The compilation album features contributions from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Red Hot Chili Peppers members Flea and John Frusciante, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Danny Elfman, Devo, Gary Numan, Primal Scream and Jarvis Cocker, among others.[2][3]
Background and recording
[edit]From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of destructive wildfires affected the metropolitan area of Los Angeles, the San Diego County and other areas of the state of California,[4] killing at least 29 people in the process.[5] More than 12,000 structures have been reportedly destroyed in the wildfires,[1] while around 200,000 people were put under evacuation orders,[6] including the likes of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Billy Corgan, Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave drummer Brad Wilk,[7] as well as musician Kevin Haskins and producer Nick Launay.[1][2] Other artists' houses in Los Angeles were burned down in the wildfires,[8][9] including Madlib,[10] Jhené Aiko, Empress Of,[8] Dawes member Griffin Goldsmith,[8][9] Fat Tony, Photay and Zachary Cole Smith.[8]
In the aftermath of the wildfires, Haskins and Launay – who both had to evacuate their homes, but eventually managed not to lose them, neither their recording studios – decided to create a compilation album to "raise money for the less fortunate", and asked various previous collaborators for unreleased recordings that could be made available for the collection.[1][2] Haskins was best known for being a member of British rock group Bauhaus, and his brother and bandmate David J was between the contributors of the LP; Launay had previously produced for the likes of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with both bands also being featured on the charity project.[1][11] Other artists who had donated tracks for the compilation included PJ Harvey, Red Hot Chili Peppers members Flea and John Frusciante, Danny Elfman, Devo, Gary Numan, Primal Scream and Jarvis Cocker.[2][3]
All of the 16 tracks included on Los Angeles Rising had been previously unreleased, including an alternative take of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 2006 single "Turn Into" and a cover of The Mamas & the Papas' song "California Dreamin'" by Jarvis Cocker, originally recorded in 2020.[1][11] The press release for the project mistakenly noted the song "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything", recorded by Haskins, Garret Vandermolen and Danny Lohner, as being part of the tracklist;[1][2] however, the track was replaced with "Shadow Fandance", by Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai, on the album's official Bandcamp page.[12]
Release and promotion
[edit]Los Angeles Rising was released on February 6, 2025 as a Bandcamp exclusive,[3][12] with all of the proceeds from digital sales being donated to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund,[1][2] as part of their efforts to provide financial assistance to artists and music professionals affected by the wildfires that had hit Los Angeles in January of the same year.[2][9]
On the same day, Jarvis Cocker's cover of The Mamas & the Papas' song "California Dreamin'" was released as the lead single from the project.[1][13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Performers/Artists | Length |
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| 1. | "The Red River" | PJ Harvey with Danni Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Worm Tamer (LaunayVauz Remix)" | Grinderman | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Dark Rain" | Gary Numan and Titán | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Turn Into (Redux)" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Cold Cold Sweat (LaunayVauz Remix)" | Band of Skulls | 4:13 |
| 6. | "California Dreamin'" | Jarvis Cocker | 3:01 |
| 7. | "False Flags (Orchestral Version)" | Primal Scream | 8:19 |
| 8. | "Michelangelo" | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Monkeys on the Loose (Los Angeles Rising Version)" | Danny Elfman | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Shoulda Said Yes" | Devo | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Deep in LA" | Siobhan Fahey and Titán | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Blip On The Radar" | CRX | 3:18 |
| 13. | "No New Tale To Tell" | David J | 3:04 |
| 14. | "A System for Shutting Everything Out" | Flea, John Frusciante, Kevin Haskins and Doug DeAngelis | 2:50 |
| 15. | "Shadow Fandance" | Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai | 3:11 |
| 16. | "4 American Dollars (Demo Version)" | U.S. Girls | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 1:02:57 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Kim Sion – backing vocals (track 6)
Technical
[edit]- Nick Launay – mastering
- Christian Scott – cover art
- Shepard Fairey – cover art direction
- Don Phüry – Bandcamp layout and publicity assets
- Judy Miller Silverman (Motormouthmedia) – PR services, management and publishing
- Gary Walker (Monotone Inc.) – management and publishing
- Joy Murphy, Marc Cimino (Universal Music Publishing) – management and publishing
- PJ Bloom (Rogue Music Group) – management and publishing
- Jeannette Lee (Rough Trade Management) – management and publishing
- Laura Haber (Little Lion Management) – management and publishing
- Brian Message (ATC Management) – management and publishing
- Suzi Goodrich – management and publishing
- Gerard McElhone – management and publishing
- Gemma Numan – management and publishing
- Naveed Hassan (Black Mountain Management) – management and publishing
- Peter Loraine (Fascination Management) – management and publishing
- Laura Engel (Kraft Engel Management) – management and publishing
See also
[edit]- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- FireAid, 2025 benefit concert for relief effort for the Los Angeles wildfires
- Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Duran, Anagricel (February 6, 2025). "Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Devo and more featured on 'Los Angeles Rising' wildfire relief benefit compilation album". NME. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brannigan, Paul (February 6, 2025). ""Countless musicians and friends lost everything." Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chili Peppers duo and more donate unreleased songs to new benefit album to aid Californian wildfire relief". Louder. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Green, Walden (February 6, 2025). "Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, and More Contribute to New Los Angeles Rising Benefit Compilation". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Romero, Dennis (February 1, 2025). "Deadly Eaton and Palisades fires 100% contained after 24 days". NBC News. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "WILDFIRE UPDATE | 29th Death Reported to Medical Examiner". Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look 'like a bomb was dropped'". NBC News. January 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Le Calvez, Tony (January 10, 2025). "Los Angeles Fire: Artist update and resources for assistance". The Needle Drop. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Renshaw, David (January 9, 2025). "These musicians were affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Here's how you can help". The FADER. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c Mishkin, Kate (January 25, 2025). "Los Angeles musicians lost homes, studios and instruments: 'A part of you is gone'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Aniftos, Rania (January 13, 2025). "Producer Madlib Loses Home & Music Equipment in Los Angeles Fires". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Fu, Eddie (February 6, 2025). "Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs contribute to Los Angeles Rising benefit album". Consequence. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "LOS ANGELES RISING, by various artists". Bandcamp. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Chelosky, Danielle (February 6, 2025). "New Wildfire Relief Comp 'Los Angeles Rising' Features Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, & More: Hear Jarvis Cocker's "California Dreamin'" Cover". Stereogum. Retrieved February 9, 2025.