Posted January 22Jan 22 Love Vinyl RecordsHelp(2) |Various Artists – Help(2)DescriptionHelp(2) is a compelling compilation featuring a diverse lineup of artists from the alternative genre. Released by War Child Records, this vinyl collection showca...The album is out on March 6, 2026Arctic Monkeys – ‘Opening Night’Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest – ‘Flags’Black Country, New Road – ‘Strangers’The Last Dinner Party – ‘Let’s do it again!’Beth Gibbons – ‘Sunday Morning’Arooj Aftab and Beck – ‘Lilac Wine’King Krule – ‘The 343 Loop’Depeche Mode – ‘Universal Soldier’Ezra Collective ans Greentea Peng – ‘Helicopters’Arlo Parks – ‘Nothing I Could Hide’English Teacher and Graham Coxon – ‘Parasite’Beabadoobee – ‘Say Yes’Big Thief – ‘Relive, Redie’Fontaines D.C. – ‘Black Boys on Mopeds’ (Sinead O’Connor’s cover)Cameron Winter – ‘Warning’Young Fathers – ‘Don’t Fight the Young’Pulp – ‘Begging for Change’Sampha – ‘Naboo’Wet Leg – ‘Obvious’Foals – ‘When the War is Finally Done’Bat For Lashes – ‘Carried my girl’Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya and Dove Ellis – ‘Sunday Light’Olivia Rodrigo – ‘The Book of Love’ (The Magnetic Fields’ cover)
January 22Jan 22 Olivia sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb amongst those alternative artists but she has been proving her credentials with her live shows (and has made no secret of her love for bands like The Cure, even duetting with Robert Smith at Glasto) so fair play to them for including her on it! Edited January 22Jan 22 by Mangø
January 22Jan 22 Presumably they're all original songs aside from the two covers specifically mentioned?
January 22Jan 22 The whole tracklist is out:Arctic Monkeys – Opening NightDamon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest – Flags Black Country, New Road – StrangersThe Last Dinner Party – Let’s do it again!Beth Gibbons – Sunday MorningArooj Aftab & Beck – Lilac WineKing Krule – The 343 LoopDepeche Mode – Universal SoldierEzra Collective & Greentea Peng – HelicoptersArlo Parks – Nothing I Could HideEnglish Teacher & Graham Coxon – ParasiteBeabadoobee – Say YesBig Thief – Relive, RedieFontaines D.C. – Black Boys on MopedsCameron Winter – Warning Young Fathers – Don’t Fight the YoungPulp – Begging for ChangeSampha – Naboo Wet Leg – ObviousFoals – When the War is Finally Done Bat For Lashes – Carried my girl Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis – Sunday LightOlivia Rodrigo – The Book of Love Yeah, seems like the only covers are from Fontaines/Olivia.
January 22Jan 22 There was another Help (A Day in the Life) from War Child in 2005-6ish which I really enjoyed, some great songs on there from some of the acts of the time - Bloc Party, Manics, Hard-Fi, and a couple of high profile covers I remember (Kaisers - Heard It Through The Grapevine). Would look forward to this, a lot of good acts on there.
February 13Feb 13 The 2nd single from the War Child Help (2) album. The full cast reads like a who’s who of indie music. Along with the three artists, "Flags" has Johnny Marr, Dave Okumu, Portishead's Adrian Utley, Gorillaz bassist Seye Adelekan, Ezra Collective's Femi Koleoso, and a 43-piece children's choir. It also has another choir, made up of Marr, Jarvis Cocker, the Libertines' Carl Barat, Declan McKenna, Marika Hackman, Let's Eat Grandma's Rosa Walton, English Teacher, Black Country, New Road, and Nadia Kadek! Great song too.
February 18Feb 18 On 22/01/2026 at 15:20, WhoOdyssey said:The whole tracklist is out:Arooj Aftab & Beck – Lilac WineYeah, seems like the only covers are from Fontaines/Olivia.A song of this title has been recorded by Jeff Buckley and Elkie Brooks among others. Don't know whether this another version of the same song.
February 18Feb 18 18 minutes ago, Suedehead2 said:A song of this title has been recorded by Jeff Buckley and Elkie Brooks among others. Don't know whether this another version of the same song.Beck’s confirmed it’s a cover on Instagram.
February 18Feb 18 1 minute ago, WhoOdyssey said:Beck’s confirmed it’s a cover on Instagram.It's a good song. Elkie Brooks' version is wonderful, so I'm intrigued to hear what Beck and friends make of it.
March 6Mar 6 10 hours ago, Mangø said:Haven't heard the whole album yet but Olivia's track is great!Yes it is!It’s a cover version of a Magnetic Fields song from their brilliant album ‘69 Love Songs’, which is exactly ‘what it says on the tin’, 69 songs about love with loads of different genres. One of my all time favourite albums!
March 7Mar 7 I’ve ordered the CD as it’s a great cause and the Oasis track was recorded at the Wembley date I went to! Looking forward to listening.
March 7Mar 7 Yep got my CD on order too having now listened to the whole thing on Spotify, definitely an album worth owning it's so good.
March 12Mar 12 Such a good album, glad I got the CD. The Black Country, Depeche Mode, English Teacher, Beabadoobee and Anna Calvi songs are all so good on first listen and great to have that Oasis track at the end of the CD.But the real diamond here for me is Olivia Rodrigo's cover. I can't believe her fanbase haven't gone wild for it, what a beauty.
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