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Dark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation)

Various Artists

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Released: Feb 2009
Label: 4ad
Here's how you can tell that the dense, graceful Dark Was The Night is a genius compilation: The third-to-last song is a duet between Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch. Exactly. There's no padding here, and rarely a dull track. (Decemberists, consider yourselves warned.) The belly of this beast rocks -- thanks to the New Pornographers and Sufjan Stevens, in part -- but its two gangly arms embrace the cream of the indie crop and the American folk tradition together, and that seemingly awkward bear-hug leads to some of the most imaginative and stirring covers -- and originals -- we've heard.
- Sarah Bardeen
Various Artists - Dark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation) 2009-03-16
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    Knotty Pine
    Knotty Pine
    Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
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    3:53
    Cello Song
    Cello Song
    The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
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    3:02
    Train Song
    Train Song
    Feist + Ben Gibbard
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    4:02
    Brackett, WI
    Brackett, WI
    Bon Iver
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    3:42
    So Far Around The Bend
    So Far Around The Bend
    The National
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    3:18
    Tightrope
    Tightrope
    Yeasayer
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    3:53
    Feeling Good
    Feeling Good
    My Brightest Diamond
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    3:51
    Dark Was The Night
    Dark Was The Night
    Kronos Quartet
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    4:55
    I Was Young When I Left Home
    I Was Young When I Left Home
    Antony
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    4:38
    Big Red Machine
    Big Red Machine
    Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
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    7:53
    Sleepless
    Sleepless
    The Decemberists
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    1:06
    Die
    Die
    Iron & Wine
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    10:14
    You Are The Blood
    You Are The Blood
    Sufjan Stevens
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    2:45
    Well-Alright
    Well-Alright
    Spoon
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    4:06
    Lenin
    Lenin
    Arcade Fire
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    2:42
    Mimizan
    Mimizan
    Beirut
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    3:33
    El Caporal
    El Caporal
    My Morning Jacket
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    4:05
    Inspiration Information
    Inspiration Information
    Sharon Jones & The Dap-kings
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    3:26
    With A Girl Like You
    With A Girl Like You
    David Sitek
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    3:35
    Blood Pt 2
    Blood Pt 2
    Buck 65 (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
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    4:25
    Hey, Snow White
    Hey, Snow White
    The New Pornographers
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    5:31
    Gentle Hour
    Gentle Hour
    Yo La Tengo
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    2:55
    Another Saturday
    Another Saturday
    Stuart Murdoch
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    8:37
    Happiness
    Happiness
    Riceboy Sleeps
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    3:34
    Amazing Grace
    Amazing Grace
    Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
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    4:44
    The Giant Of Illinois
    The Giant Of Illinois
    Andrew Bird
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    5:53
    Lua
    Lua
    Conor Oberst + Gillian Welch
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    3:28
    When The Road Runs Out
    When The Road Runs Out
    Blonde Redhead + Devastations
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    3:56
    Love vs. Porn
    Love vs. Porn
    Kevin Drew
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