Dark was the night offers 1:07:26 houres of pure music pleasure directed by Aron Dessner and Bryce Dessner (Tha National) and under the 4AD label. The album's objective is to help with fundraising activities that benefits the Red Hot Organization.
Complete tracklisting:
"THIS DISC"
- Knotty Pine - Dirty Projectors and David Byrne
- Cello Song - The Books ft. José González
- Train Song - Feist and Ben Gibbard
- Brackett, WII - Bon Iver
- Deep Blue Sea - Grizzly Bear
- So far around the bend - The National *
- Tightrope - Yesayer
- Feeling Good - My brightest Diamond
- Dark was the night - Kronos Quartet
- I was young when i left home - Antony with Bryce Dessner
- Big red machine - Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner
- Die - Iron & Wine
- Service Bell - Grizzly Bear and Feist
- You are the blood - Sufjan Stevens
"THAT DISC"
- Well-alright - Spoon
- Lenin - Arcade Fire
- Mimizan - Beirut
- El Caporal - My Morning Jacket
- Inspiration Information - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- With a girl like you - Dave Sitek
- Blood Pt. 2 - Buck 64 Remix (ft. Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
- Hey, Snow White - The New Pornographers
- Gentle Hour - Yo la Tengo
- Another Saturday - Stuart Murdoch
- Happiness - Riceboys Sleeps
- Amazing Grace - Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
- The Giant of Illinois - Andrew Bird
- Lua - Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
- When the road runs out - Blonde Redhead & Devastations
- Love vs. Porn - Kevin Drew
Note: Play the game by Beach House was additionally released as an iTunes only bonus on "THAT DISC"
“Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.” Marcel Marceau