VARIOUS ARTISTS "JAPAN 3.11.11: A BENEFIT ALBUM"

In early March 2011, Japan suffered one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, a tsunami which devastated its northern coast, and a nuclear disaster the scope of which is still not fully understood. 23 artists including of Montreal, St. Vincent, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, David Bazan, Joan of Arc, Owen, Casiokids, STRFKR, and many more spent the past several months entering the studio and going through their song archives to donate songs to this compilation in an effort to aid the victims of the disaster that continues to affect Japan. In addition, a handful of local bands from Champaign-Urbana (Polyvinyl’s hometown), Tulsa, and San Francisco agreed to be on the compilation and will be organizing benefit shows in their respective areas. TRACKLIST 1. Deerhoof - Giga Dance (Live) 2. Love Is All - Pappas Tant 3. Efterklang - Alike (Opiate Remix) 4. Birthmark - Big Man 5. KIT - Brass Palms 6. Shugo Tokumaru - Video Killed The Radio Star 7. Asobi Seksu - Vicious Bears 8. Caithlin De M