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Ghost Ship Fire Compilation Benefit Album

Posted by Loren on December 10, 2017

Ghost Ship Fire Compilation Benefit Album
photo by Loren Green

Ed Taylor, who runs Loose Grip Records, has overseen a new benefit compilation to raise funds in the wake of the Ghost Ship Fire of December 2016. Raising funds for The Oakland Family Fund, the goal is to provide artist space improvements such as upgrading smoke alarms, fire estinguishers, sprinkler systems, and more.

The compilation features a diverse cast, including King Khan, Damaged Bug, Tony Molina (Dystrophy), Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian of The Locust with Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (collaborating as Planet B), and more.

Love Oakland tracklist:

Damaged Bug - Anchorite Showdown
Planet B - Never Let Me Down Again
Nopes - Shedding
Naked Lights - Hyde
Scraper - Lookin' for Pain
HGS - Mopey Monster / Klown March
Saba Lou - Love Letter Full of Promises
New Faultlines - Mendocino
Tony Molina - Fluff
King Khan - The Mourning Song
Silver Shadows - You Were Right (Part Time Punks Session)
Jaime Paul Lamb - When I'm Gone

Ghost Ship Fire Compilation Benefit Album
photo by Loren Green

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