The Wonder Years, Title Fight, Valencia, Transit and more have donated rare song to a compilation called Vs. The Earthquake, proceeds of which will benefit victims of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The album will be available for a minimum donation of $5. The Wonder Years vocalist Dan “Soupy” Campbell says,
Last Friday we woke up in Maryland to read the news about the earthquake that struck Northern Japan and as the hours rolled by, things seem to go from awful to, well, worse than awful. News of tsunamis, floods, fires, radiation leaks and more poured in as we sat feeling helpless in the van. The idea struck to maybe text a few of our friends to see if we could get five or six songs together for a short comp to benefit the victims of this tragedy. I think it really speaks to the sense of community we have in this scene that within the two hour drive to Delaware, over 20 bands agreed to be a part of this. The comp is a collection of primarily rare, hard to find or unreleased recordings. The storefront was donated to us by Limited Pressing and currently, Paypal is allowing you to send money to charities without taking any fees. This means that, aside from the standard fee Paypal may take out when money enters an account, 100% of the money will be going to Americares to help the Japanese.
Tracklisting:
1. The Wonder Years – Hey Julie (Fountains of Wayne cover)
2. The Swellers – By a Thread (Acoustic B-Side)
3. I Call Fives – Everyone Knows (B-Side)
4. Mixtapes – Your Little Hoodrat Friend (Hold Steady Cover)
5. Citizen – Tracking Time (Acoustic)
6. I Am Alaska – Patriot
7. Koji – Giants Sleeping
8. Perfect Lines (ex- My Heart to Joy) – Crooked Tracks
9. Transit – Indoor Voices
10. Man Overboard – Different People (Rare Track)
11. Allison Weiss – Let Me Go (Live)
12. Balance And Composure – As Planned (Rare B-Side)
13. Valencia – Spinning Out (Acoustic)
14. Fox Fires (Members of FYS) – Dogma
15. Nix 86 – Why Can’t You Stay (Live)
16. La Dispute – Why It Scares Me (Live in Brisbane 1/25/2011)
17. Save Your Breath – Stay Young
18. With The Punches – No Blood, No Foul
19. Daytrader – Living
20. Such Gold – I Hope You Die Soon/Ten Seconds too Late (Movielife Covers)
21. Bad News Bears- Where is Home
22. Title Fight – Western Haikus (Acoustic)
