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Jesse Malin tribute (Volume 1)

Posted by Loren on June 6, 2026

Jesse Malin tribute (Volume 1)
Friends of Jesse Malin: I Would Do It For You – Vol. 1

A new 26-track collection called Friends of Jesse Malin: I Would Do It For You – Vol. 1 will come out on Sept. 11, a tribute album featuring Gogol Bordello, Dead Milkmen, Valley Lodge, Moe McGinty, and more, out on Wicked Cool Records.

Malin (D Generation) is currently recovering from a paralyzing spinal stroke and the album (planned as a 2-part series) will help cover healthcare costs. Volume 2 will include Thurston Moore, Willie Nile, and more to be announced.

Friends of Jesse Malin: I Would Do It For You – Vol. 1
Digital Edition

Amanda Cross – "Shining Down"
Bebe Buell – "Dance With The System"
Trapper Schoepp – "Almost Grown"
Valley Lodge – "Too Loose"
Danny Sage – "I Would Do It For You"
James Maddock – "Bar Life"
Gogol Bordello – "Here's The Situation"
Ursa Minor – "Keep On Burning"
Sami Yaffa – "Black Haired Girl"
Prima Donna – "Everybody Wants To Rock And Roll"
Das Damen – "Don't Let Them Take You Down (Beautiful Day!)"
Rene & Grace Mata – "Broken Radio"
Dead Milkmen – "She Don't Love Me Now"
Cat Popper & Sasha Dobson – "Brooklyn"
Robinlee Garber – "Cigarettes and Violets"
The Seashore Sharks featuring Jesse and Alexei Sanoff – "In The Summer"
Derek Cruz – "Silver Manhattan"
Jill Fiore – "Since You're In Love"
Matt Madly & Co. – "NY Nights"
Davey La – "Ameri'ka"
American Dream – "Xmas"
Joe McGinty – "Wendy"
Randy Schrager – "Burning The Bowery"
Stephen Chopek – "High Lonesome"
Ben Foley – "She's So Dangerous"
Kelley Swindall – "You Know It's Dark When Atheists Start To Pray"

Vinyl Edition

Side A

Amanda Cross – "Shining Down"
Bebe Buell – "Dance With The System"
Trapper Schoepp – "Almost Grown"
Valley Lodge – "Too Loose"
Danny Sage – "I Would Do It For You"
James Maddock – "Bar Life"

Side B

Gogol Bordello – "Here's The Situation"
Ursa Minor – "Keep On Burning"
Sami Yaffa – "Black Haired Girl"
Prima Donna – "Everybody Wants To Rock And Roll"
Das Damen – "Don't Let Them Take You Down (Beautiful Day!)"
Rene & Grace Mata – "Broken Radio"

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Jesse Malin tribute (Volume 1)
Friends of Jesse Malin: I Would Do It For You – Vol. 1

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