What do you get when you combine Against Me! with Tom Morello, Michael Stipe, and Anti-Flag? How about when you add in Amanda Palmer, Talib Kweli, Graham Nash, and Thurston Moore? Well, friends, you get Hugs for Chelsea – a collaborative effort featuring more than thirty bands and artists laying down tracks in support of Chelsea Manning.
For those who may not know, in 2013, Manning was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison after pleading guilty to providing hundred of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. However, at the end of his Presidency, Barack Obama commuted her sentence. She left jail a free woman for the first time today, May 17, 2017.
The proceeds for this album will go directly to Manning to cover living expenses and to help her resume her life. The album can be purchased from the link below, and there is also a GoFundMe page that has been set up for Chelsea Manning.
Michael Stipe has said (of Manning): “She’s been through so much and she needs our support. [Proceeds from the album will] help cover her basic needs as she transitions out of seven years of incarceration.”
Hugs for Chelsea Track List
1. Michael Stipe, “Hugs for Chelsea PSA”
2. Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman, “Until the End”
3. Thurston Moore, “Chelsea’s Kiss”
4. Priests, “Nothing Feels Natural”
5. Evan Greer, “Never Surrender”
6. Graham Nash and James Raymond, “Almost Gone”
7. Against Me!, “ProVision L-3 (#Resist Version)”
8. Downtown Boys, “Adam and Eve”
9. Amanda Palmer, “Bigger on the Inside”
10. Talib Kweli – “Every Ghetto pt. 2″
11. Anti-Flag, “The Ink and the Quill”
12. Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde featuring Michael Reyes, “Freedom”
13. Mirah, “Radiomind”
14. Screaming Females, “I’ll Make You Sorry”
15. Ted Leo, “Runes of Abandonment”
16. Kimya Dawson, “At the Seams”
17. The Kominas, “Not Today”
18. Sammus featuring Jean Grae, “1080p”
19. Chris Farren, “Bamboo Bones” (Against Me! cover)
20. B. Dolan, “Which Side Are You On?”
21. Bonfire Madigan, “Untitled”
22. The Chapin Sisters, “Sweet Light”
23. Louise Distras, “Aileen”
24. Bell’s Roar, “One Shot”
25. Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band, “Private First Class”
26. The Shondes, “On Your Side”
27. Drones Club, “Chelsea Girl”
28. Ryan Harvey featuring Kareem Samara and Shireen Lilith, “To Keep You Silent”
29. The Max Levin Ensemble, “My Valerian”
30. Anne Feeney, “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing”
31. Ike Reilly, “Bolt Cutter”
32. Tommie Sunshine featuring Disco Fries and Kassiano, “Barbarians”
