Various - Dark Was the Night

Review by James Skinner

"Hey Aaron, you know that charity compilation we're putting together?" "I sure do, Bryce." "Well, I had a few ideas." "Yeah?" "Yeah - how about exclusives from Dirty Projectors & David Byrne, The Books featuring José González, Feist and Ben Gibbard, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, My Brightest Diamond, Kronos Quartet, Antony, The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Grizzly Bear + Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Spoon, Arcade Fire, Beirut, My Morning Jacket, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Dave Sitek, Buck 65, The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Riceboy Sleeps, Stuart Murdoch, Andrew Bird, Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch, Blonde Redhead & Devastations, Kevin Drew, oh - and us, The National, of course?" "Sound, bro!"»