Allegra Krieger, This is Lorelei, Ben Seretan, Concrete Husband, Eli Winter, Fust, Ryan Sawyer, YATTA, OHYUNG, and more contributed previously unreleased songs to Just Cause Vol. 1, a new benefit compilation. 100% of proceeds will go to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which provides free medical care to children who are injured or ill. Andrew Weathers donated mastering, and Devin Shaffer created the cover art, which you can see below. It’s out this Friday, July 12, and you can pre-order it now.
Ahead of the release of the comp, you can stream tracks from whait (Wendy Eisenberg and more eaze), MIZU, LEYA, Lia Kohl, Lucy Liyou with Nick Zanca, and Angels & Demons (Amirtha Kidambi and Darius Jones) below.
Cody DeFalco and Evan Welsh, who organized the compilation, write:
All of the proceeds from this compilation and any compilation we do in the future will be donated to organizations we believe in deeply—the proceeds from this first compilation will be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
The idea itself was incredibly simple—we wanted to make something to highlight the artistry of those we work with directly, as well as the many others we’re so lucky to call friends. We have been incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of our favorite artists in the world and be part of an unbelievable community of creators. We began working in music just cause we love the art and the work and that has remained true to this day.
Just Cause is an opportunity to showcase some of what we believe to be the most vital voices from all corners of the music world and raise some money for necessary, crucial causes.
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to this record and thank you to everyone for your donations and support.
Allegra Krieger has a new album, Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine, out in September, and Ben Seretan’s new album Allora is out later this month. This is Lorelei’s new album, Box For Buddy, Box For Star, is one of our favorites of the year so far.
JUST CAUSE VOL. 1 TRACKLIST
01 YATTA – “Water”
02 OHYUNG – “Elegy for Gaza”
03 whait (Wendy Eisenberg & more eaze) – “calm down”
04 MIZU – “Pulsations”
05 Middle Sattre – “This Used To Be A Grocery Store” (demo)
06 Allegra Krieger – “Slipping Away”
07 This is Lorelei – “Lucy It’s My Day”
08 The Cradle – “Music of Vanity”
09 ylayali – “panic rehearsal”
10 Amiture – “Whistle”
11 Ex Wiish – “PG”
12 Matt Evans – “Taste the Optimization”
12 Frances Chang and Andrea Schiavelli – “Bank of Hope”
14 LEYA – “Eden of Haze” (demo)
15 Concrete Husband – “When There’s Nothing Left To Say”
16 Lesley Mok – “floral and full”
17 Ben Seretan – “brass disk of sun”
18 Stephen Becker – “Estimate”
19 Nick Zanca – “Home Before Dark” (Nora Guthrie Cover)
20 Lia Kohl – “Vestibule”
21 Eliana Glass – “Wounds or Rubies”
22 Lucy Liyou and Nick Zanca – “Live in Paris February 2024”
23 Andrew Weathers – “Flat and Motionless”
24 Hour – “I Can’t Remember How Far Away You Were” (Live at Small World Books, Rochester NY, 2018-02-23)
25 Eli Winter – “February 26th, 2024”
26 Fust – “Timber and Timbre”
27 Ryan Sawyer – “Maracas” (Live at Zebulon)
28 Booker Stardrum – “Phantom Near”
29 Angels & Demons (Amirtha Kidambi & Darius Jones) – “Touch the Stars” (Live at The Kitchen)