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Feb 07, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The music community has really stepped up when it comes to raising money for those affected by the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, from various benefit concerts and compilations to the millions raised during the Grammy Awards telecast. Los Angeles Rising is another compilation album added to the cause and it features Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker covering The Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” and a new PJ Harvey song, “The Red River,” along with previously unreleased tracks by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Primal Scream, Grinderman, Gary Numan, and more. Check out the Cocker and Harvey tracks below. Buy the full album from Bandcamp here.

“California Dreamin’” features backing vocals by Cocker’s romantic partner Kim Sion. On “The Red River” Harvey collaborates with Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans. Musician Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) and producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, IDLES) put the compilation together.

Haskins had this to say in a press release: “As the wildfires were raging and destroying thousands of homes around Los Angeles, both my neighbourhood and Nick’s were instructed to evacuate. But we were the lucky ones. The fire threatening our homes and recording studios was thankfully extinguished by firefighters just minutes away, but countless musicians and friends lost everything.

“This harrowing experience and witnessing the monumental destruction of entire communities, inspired Nick and I to team up to create a compilation album to raise money for the less fortunate. We reached out to our musician friends for unreleased recorded gems and the response was incredible! PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, and Devo are just some of the artists that rushed in to help.”

All proceeds benefit Sweet Relief.

Los Angeles Rising Tracklist:

01 PJ Harvey with Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans – “The Red River”
02 Grinderman – “Worm Tamer” (LaunayVauz Remix)
03 Gary Numan and Titan – “Dark Rain”
04 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Turn Into Redux”
05 Band Of Skulls – “Cold Cold Sweat” (LaunayVauz Remix)
06 Jarvis Cocker – “California Dreamin’” (The Mamas And The Papas cover)
07 Primal Scream – “False Flags” (Orchestral version)
08 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – “Michelangelo”
09 Haskins, Vandermolen and Lohner – “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything”
10 Danny Elfman – “Monkeys On The Loose” (LA Rising version)
11 Devo – “Shoulda Said Yes”
12 Siobhan Fahey and Titan – “Deep In LA”
13 CRX – “Blip On The Radar”
14 David J – “No New Tale To Tell” (Original demo version)
15 Flea, Frusciante, Haskins and DeAngelis – “A System For Shutting Everything Out”
16 US Girls – “Four American Dollars” (Demo version)

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