R.E.M. Contributes to Hurricane Helene Relief Album

While Florida is currently bracing for Hurricane Milton, there is still so much work to be done to help those affected by Hurricane Helene.

R.E.M and other artists are coming to the rescue with a new compilation album aimed at helping those devastated by Hurricane Helene. All proceeds from the album, out now on Bandcamp, will be split between three organizations: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, BeLoved Asheville, and Rural Organizing and Resilience.

Cardinals at the Window: A Benefit for Flood Relief in Western North Carolina includes 136 songs, with R.E.M. contributing a live performance of the Document track “King of Birds,” recorded in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1989.

The album was compiled by three North Carolina natives: musician and community organizer Libby Rodenbough, New Commute founder David Walker and music journalist Grayson Haver Currin.

Other artists contributing to the album include Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The War on Drugs, Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy, Feist, Phish, The Decemberists, Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.

The album is available for purchase now at bandcamp.com.