Saturday evening, pre - X-Factor. I thought I would atone for the sin of enjoying such nonsense by posting some new music which may also help save lives - yes really! This clever achievement stems from the work of the rather wonderful Neil Finn and his 7 Worlds Collide project. Titled from one of my fave Crowded House songs, Distant Sun, this is essentially a charity album for Oxfam. However whereas many such releases can be filed as worthy-but not-that-exciting-in-a-musical-sense this album, The Sun Came Out, stands out because a) it features a stellar cast and b) they seem to have pooled some great songs rather than some throwaways. Led by Mr N Finn, Johnny Marr, Jeff Tweedy, Tim Finn, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, KT Tunstall and others gathered in New Zealand and spent a few days making tracks in various combinations and it was clearly one of those parties you wish you'd been invited to but lacked the necessary street cred/contacts/footwear/alcohol/drugs. (There are so many reasons not to invite me to a party)
Over the past few weeks songs from the album have popped up on my ipod and every time I've thought 'oh this is good what is it?' and upon checking discover it is another cracking tune from 7 Worlds Collide. I've yet to have lived with it long enough to fully describe all its wonders but two tracks stand out so far. The opening ' Too Blue' is a Johnny Marr/Jeff Tweedy composition and sets the standard for the rest to match. Further into disc 1 (yes - it's a double!) is a weird but lovely song from Lisa Germano, with backing vocals from nearly everyone else involved.
So, highly recommended and your money will go to the good people at Oxfam to spend on those who need it a lot more than anyone who has the technology to read this blog could possibly realise.
And remember....these mp3s are from a charity record...so donate!
7 Worlds Collide - Too Blue
7 Worlds Collide - Reptile
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