Los Angeles Rising (subtitle: A Compilation Album To Raise Money For Those Affected By The Los Angeles Fires) is a charitycompilation album composed of remixes, covers, previously unreleased tracks and collaborations by various artists. It was released on February 6, 2025 as a Bandcamp exclusive, with all of the proceeds from digital sales being donated to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, as part of their efforts to provide financial assistance to artists and music professionals affected by the wildfires that had hit Los Angeles in January of the same year.[1][2][3]
In the aftermath of the wildfires, Haskins and Launay – who both had to evacuate their homes, but ultimately did not lose them or their recording studios – decided to create a compilation album to raise money for those affected and asked various previous collaborators for unreleased recordings that could be made available for the collection.[1][2] Haskins was best known for being a member of British rock group Bauhaus, and his brother and bandmate David J was among the contributors of the LP; Launay had previously produced for the likes of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with both bands also being featured on the charity project.[1][11] Other artists who had donated tracks for the compilation included PJ Harvey, Red Hot Chili Peppers members Flea and John Frusciante, Danny Elfman, Devo, Gary Numan, Primal Scream and Jarvis Cocker.[2][3]
All of the 16 tracks included on Los Angeles Rising were previously unreleased, including an alternative take of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 2006 single "Turn Into" and a cover of The Mamas & the Papas' song "California Dreamin'" by Jarvis Cocker, originally recorded in 2020.[1][11] The press release for the project mistakenly noted the song "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything", recorded by Haskins, Garret Vandermolen and Danny Lohner, as being part of the tracklist;[1][2] however, the track was replaced with "Shadow Fandance", by Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai, on the album's official Bandcamp page.[12]
Release and promotion
Los Angeles Rising was released on February 6, 2025 as a Bandcamp exclusive,[3][12] with all of the proceeds from digital sales being donated to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund,[1][2] as part of their efforts to provide financial assistance to artists and music professionals affected by the wildfires that had hit Los Angeles in January of the same year.[2][9] On the same day, Jarvis Cocker's cover of The Mamas & the Papas' song "California Dreamin'" was released as the lead single from the project.[1][13] The album was one of several raising money in response to the fires, with others including Super Bloom: A Benefit for Los Angeles Fire Relief and Good Music To Lift Los Angeles.[14]
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