Beck, Arcade Fire Star On Comedy Charity Record

A host of bands and solo artists have banded together to record a comedy charity record entitled ‘Do They Know It’s Hallowe'en’.

The like s of Arcade Fire, Beck, Sum 41, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Peaches, Devendra Banhart and many more have come together to form the North American Halloween Prevention Initiative to record the satirical charity number for UNICEF.

Described as “an epic journey into the pulsating heart of fear. It is a rallying cry to stamp out this most scary of holidays.” Organisers have said the song was inspired by the frustration other benefit songs’ misguided, somewhat patronizing attitude, and Western-centric worldview.

The song is being release by Vice Records in the US on October 11. The full line-up of stars taking part is:

Beck
Sum 41
The Arcade Fire
Sonic Youth
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sloan
Peaches
Feist
Devendra Banhart
Wolf Parade
Postal Service
Buck 65
Comedian David Cross
Sex Pistols’ founder Malcolm McLaren
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
60s soul legend Gino Washington
Psychedelic singer Roky Erickson
Los Angeles 70s group Sparks
Inuit throat singer, Tagaq (a frequent collaborator with Björk)