# Belle & Sebastian drop single and video to raise funds for Red Cross Ukrainian relief

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2022/03/belle-sebastian-drop-single-ukrainian-relief/
- Published: 2022-03-20T06:43:04-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

Scottish indie band **Belle & Sebastian** have shared new audio and video for the
single “If They’re Shooting At You”  to raise money for **Ukraine**‘s victims of
war.

The band hired photographers in Ukraine covering the conflict in order to create
a “visual collage” set to the music of the single.

“We got in touch with various photographers and creatives in Ukraine and they generously
said that we could put their pictures to music. In creating this we aspire to show
a hopeful, defiant side, as well as bringing an awareness to the plight of the people
there.”

According to frontman **Stuart Murdoch**, all revenues generated from the song and
video, including streaming, digital sales, and publishing royalties will be sent
to the **Red Cross**‘ disaster relief efforts in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees
in countries around the world. One of those services is called Restoring Family 
Links, where Red Cross will attempt to reconnect family members who’ve lost communication
due to the war.

Murdoch asks people who want to help to send a donation to the UK Red Cross or any
trusted organization working with Ukrainian war victims. Never give money to an 
organization you’ve never heard of, especially if they contact you directly out 
of the blue.

“The band had just started rolling out tracks for our new album, and it all felt
a bit silly to be honest. We had one track called **‘If They’re Shooting At You’**,
it’s a song about being lost, broken and under threat of violence. The key line 
is: ‘If they’re shooting at you kid you must be doing something right’.”

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Other musicians and bands involved in Ukrainian aid relief efforts include Elton
John, Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Iggy Pop, Green Day, Franz Ferdinand along with a 
growing list of others.

Belle & Sebastian’s 10th studio album, _A Bit Of Previous_, is set to be released
on May 10th.