Yeasayer - “Tightrope” (from the Dark Was The Night compilation)
Dark Was The Night is a Red Hot compilation that’s produced by The National’s Desser brothers and is being released today. All the proceeds benefit the Red Hot organization (who put out past comps like No Alternative) and will go towards raising awareness about HIV/AIDS. There’s a ridiculous number of great artists on this, like Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Decemberists, Beirut, and My Morning Jacket, to name a few. Yeasayer’s contribution is my favorite song off it. So far.
As someone who’s made their living for the past five years doing research in HIV/AIDS prevention, I’m a fan of this compilation as much for the cause it supports as I am of the musicians on it. I’m happy that some of my favorite bands are helping keep HIV/AIDS part of the larger conversation, since it frustratingly seems to be considered old news unless you’re talking about a developing country. But I’ll get off my soapbox now, as this is a music blog.
