ACLU Benefit Compliation (Wharf Cat)
Artwork by Emma Kohlmann
I often view compilation records in the same way I view most festivals – too often, you need to wade through so much flotsam to enjoy the treasure. When the tracks on the compilation in question are culled from the roster of a label like Brooklyn-based Wharf Cat, however, they are well worth the effort.
Happily then, Wharf Cat recently announced the April 20 release of a compilation benefitting the ACLU ($30 from every $32 double-LP sold will go to the organization) — an ever-worthy cause, and no more so in these times of heightened, and increasingly naked, race baiting and attacks on civil rights under those tired dog whistles of ‘law and order’ and ‘national security’. Or, as the label puts it, the “ongoing assault on the Constitution”.
The bands on offer include tgh favorites like The Men, Snakehole, Profligate, Trust Punks (represented by Joe’s new band, Cheerleader – can’t wait to hear that one) and Psychic Blood, as well as a host of other notable acts. Wharf Cat has shared two tracks to whet your appetite (check them out, below): the freewheeling ruminations of “Too Sensitive” by Dollar Band (featuring members of Gun Outfit) and the glistening psych-wave of “Hourglass”, courtesy of Alice Glass.
The ACLU Benefit Compilation is up for pre-order now, via bandcamp or the Wharf Cat site.
