Death Cab for Cutie, David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, Sharon Van Etten and the Flaming Lips.
A festival line-up?
Nope. Rather the group of top indie artists all came together for the new album Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono a compilation tribute album “imagined and curated” by Death Cab’s Benjamin Gibbard and set to drop Feb. 18, Ono’s 89th birthday.
Also featured on the album of covers are US Girls, Jay Som, Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields), Thao, Deerhoof; Sudan Archives, We Are King and Amber Coffman.
Byrne and Yo La Tengo’s cover of “Who Has Seen the Wind” is out now:
A portion of the album’s proceeds will go to WhyHunger, a non-profit organization Ono supports. WhyHunger builds social justice and food networks to combat the roots of hunger and poverty.
Over the years, Ono has released a sizeable number of her own singles and albums that have made a variety of charts.
“As an advocate, the tallest hurdle to clear has always been the public’s ignorance as to the breadth of Yoko’s work,” he continued. “To put it into context, this is an artist whose output has run the gamut from avant-garde to bubblegum pop, often across a single album.
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“For years, it has been my position that her songwriting has been criminally overlooked. She has consistently created melodies as memorable as those of best pop writers. As a lyricist, she has always written with poignance, sophistication and deep introspection.””
Check out the podcast trailer here.
Tracklist:
- Toyboat – Sharon Van Etten
- Who Has Seen the Wind? – David Byrne and Yo La Tengo
- Dogtown – Sudan Archives
- Waiting for the Sunrise – Death Cab for Cutie
- Yellow Girl (Stand for Life) – Thao
- Born in a Prison – US Girls
- Growing Pain – Jay Som
- Listen, the Snow Is Falling – Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields)
- No No No – Deerhoof
- Don’t Be Scared – We Are King
- Mrs. Lennon – The Flaming Lips
- No One Sees Me Like You Do – Japanese Breakfast
- There Is No Goodbye Between Us – Yo La Tengo
- Run Run Run – Amber Coffman