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NOISE FOR NOW enables artists and entertainers to connect with and financially support grassroots organizations that work in the field of Reproductive Justice including abortion access. In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V Wade and eviscerating federal protections for abortion, the work of NOISE FOR NOW has become ever more critical. State-level abortion bans have been devastating, adding great obstacles to accessing the procedure for millions of Americans. Today, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization announced the launch of their NOISE FOR NOW record label to release benefit compilations, and shares the details of their first official release, NOISE FOR NOW: VOL I. The special vinyl-only limited edition Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive will feature tracks from Maya Hawke, Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell, Bully, Wet Leg, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, and more. Available starting on Record Store Day (November 24, 2023), the LP will be available on clear vinyl with a "Liberate Abortion" print by Kim Gordon. Learn more here:
The songs included are exclusive to this release and not available to purchase elsewhere, with the exception of the Tegan and Sara contribution. 100% of the net proceeds will support independent abortion clinics via Keep Our Clinics and logistical support organization The Brigid Alliance. These songs were originally found on the 2022 digital-only benefit compilation, Good Music To Ensure Safe Abortion Access To All, which was available for only 24 hours via Bandcamp and, along with the t-shirt sales featuring the album’s Gordon-created “Liberate Abortion” cover art, grossed over $230,000.
See the full track listing for the benefit compilation here:
‘NOISE FOR NOW: VOL I’ TRACKLIST Side A: 1. Wet Leg - Loving You (Demo) 2. Tegan and Sara - Under My Control 3. Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - Meticulous Bird (Tune-Yards Remix) 4. Sleater-Kinney - Free Time 5. Bully - Labor of Love 6. Caroline Spence, Erin Rae, Michaela Anne, Tristen - This Woman's Work (Kate Bush cover)
Side B: 1. Maya Hawke - Rose and Thorn 2. My Morning Jacket - Rainbow Power (Timmy Thomas cover) 3. Cat Power - Song to Bobby (Live) 4. Fleet Foxes - The Kiss (Live) 5. Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell - The Problem (Live)
In addition to sharing their music, many of the benefit compilation’s participating artists have shared why this cause is so meaningful to them. Read more below from the likes of Amanda Shires, Bully, Teagan and Sara and more, and be sure to grab NOISE FOR NOW: VOL I in record stores on Friday, November 24th!
ARTISTS QUOTES AMANDA SHIRES: “Bodily autonomy is a human right.”
BULLY: “What's best for you and your body should not be determined by a panel of strangers motivated by the rat race over what is genuinely best for us as individual, complex human beings."
MICHAELA ANNE: “Abortion care is health care. We should all have access to safe healthcare and be able to make decisions for our own bodies without interference from uninformed legislators. My anger that we have less rights today than our own mothers, has only grown since becoming a mother myself. I am furious that pregnancy is now putting our lives at risk due to extremism in this country. I believe music builds empathy and community which are two things vital to organizing and fighting against these dangerous new laws.”
MY MORNING JACKET: "Every human being deserves the right to make individual choices when it comes to their bodies and reproductive health… We believe we should be able to ‘agree to disagree’ with respect and have open dialogue, but that no government or organization should EVER be allowed to force a person to make a decision about their own body. We are excited to be a part of this NOISE FOR NOW project working together alongside so many great folks for reproductive justice. Reproductive rights are human rights."
THAO AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN AND TUNE-YARDS: “CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS FUCKING SHIT?! Thank you NOISE FOR NOW for connecting us as musicians to the people doing the real work to ensure abortion remains accessible.”
TEGAN AND SARA: “The choice to decide what happens to our bodies is under attack and access to crucial services are being decimated and criminalized. Reproductive justice and access to safe abortion is a human rights issue and we are proud to support the organizations and individuals fighting for fundamental services and care against all odds.”
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