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American hardcore veterans Converge have released a new live album to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
This past weekend, the band took to social media to announce the album, titled ‘Live in Orlando, FL 03.14.22’. The album was recorded at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida in March 2022 and consists of 18 tracks including ‘Under Duress’, ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’ and ‘Concubine’.
The album is out now via Bandcamp – you can donate to the cause and listen to the album here.
Per the band’s announce, the live album “aims to offer financial aid to those impacted by Hurricane Helene”. Converge have also confirmed that “all proceeds from this release will be donated to Mutual Aid Disaster Relief” – you can find out more about the organisation here.
See the full post below.
‘Plagues’
‘No Heroes’
‘I Won’t Let You Go’
‘Reap What You Sow’
‘Cutter’
‘A Single Tear’
‘Under Duress’
‘Dark Horse’
‘Aimless Arrow’
‘Empty On The Inside’
‘Locust Reign’
‘This Is Mine’
‘Glacial Pace’
‘Axe To Fall’
‘I Can Tell You About Pain’
‘Eve’
‘Eagles Become Vultures’
‘Concubine’
With the album, Converge are now one of many musicians and acts that have donated money or are raising funds to support those affected by Hurricane Helene.
Earlier this month, Hurricane Helene hit the Southeastern states of the US, laying waste to cities such as Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and many more. At the time of writing, the hurricane has resulted in an estimate of more than 220 deaths, while hundreds of others remain missing. Hundreds of thousands of homes are without power and infrastructural damage is widespread.
Since then, Dolly Parton has donated US$1million of her own money to relief efforts, while Morgan Wallen donated half of that to provide aid to those in need.
MJ Lenderman also announced the postponement of several US tour dates due to the damage caused by the hurricane – especially in North Carolina, where the musician’s band and their families are based.
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in London, joined by IDLES and Kojey Radical. He later collaborated with Fred Again.. on the electronic track “Lights Burn Dimmer,” which incorporates and reshapes elements from Jamie’s 2023 song “Hippodrome.”
During a conversation with Radio 1 presenter Jack Saunders on Wednesday, Aug. 19, Jamie called the collaboration a “big deal” for him. “That song, when I wrote it, I hadn’t realised until I heard Fred’s version how much hope was in the lyrics. I felt quite emotional when I heard Fred’s version, and his spin on it. That was really helpful for me, as I wrote that song at quite a difficult time in my life. To see it turned into a more euphoric thing was really quite lovely.”
Jamie will offer an early taste of the new album during a small, exclusive performance at Scala in London on Thursday, Aug. 20. The concert will be his first headline appearance since playing to 40,000 people at Finsbury Park, although he made a short guest appearance with Fred Again.. in February during the producer’s USB002 tour run at Alexandra Palace.
After breaking through in 2007 with the Mercury Prize nominated Panic Prevention, Jamie went on to release another four studio records, with each reaching the top 10 of the Official U.K. Albums Chart. He has also appeared at Glastonbury Festival on several occasions, including his widely praised headline performance on the Woodsies Stage in 2022.
Check out “3310” below.
