Feist/Ben Gibbard, Spoon, Arcade Fire on AIDS benefit album

The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Spoon, Arcade Fire and a number of other notable indie-pop and rock artists have recorded new and exclusive songs for a double-disc benefit album.

The 30-track Dark Was The Night was curated by the National’s Dessner brothers and also features Cat Power, the New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird and several collaborations like Feist / Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Dirty Projectors / ex-Talking Heads’ David Byrne among others.

The compilation has been in the works since 2006, and proceeds will go towards the Red Hot organization’s work with AIDS research. It’s due out February 17th via Beggars Banquet.

Dark Was The Night track listing:

Disc one:

"Knotty Pine," Dirty Projectors and David Byrne

"Cello Song," the Books featuring Jose Gonzalez

"Train Song," Feist and Ben Gibbard

"Deep Blue Sea," Grizzly Bear

"So Far Around the Bend," the National

"Tightrope," Yeasayer

"Feeling Good," My Brightest Diamond

"Dark Was the Night," the Kronos Quartet

"I Was Young When I Left Home," Antony and Bryce Dessner

"Big Red Machine," Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner

"Sleepless," the Decemberists

"Die," Iron & Wine

"Service Bell," Grizzly Bear and Feist

"Blood," Sufjan Stevens

Disc two:

"Well-Alright," Spoon

"Lenin," the Arcade Fire

"Mimizan," Beirut

"El Caporal," My Morning Jacket

"Inspiration Information," Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

"With a Girl Like You," Dave Sitek

"Blood Pt. 2," Buck 65 remix featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti

"Hey, Snow White," the New Pornographers

"Gentle Hour," Yo La Tengo

"Another Saturday," Stuart Murdoch

"Happiness," Riceboy Sleeps

"Amazing Grace," Cat Power

"The Giant of Illinois," Andrew Bird

"Lua," Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch

"When the Road Runs Out," Blonde Redhead and Devestations

"Love vs. Porn," Kevin Drew