Take Action Volume 9 charity compilation is available via pre-sale today at www.takeactiontour.com. For $6.00 you can pre order 2 discs of fun and benefit the National Bone Marrow Registry. 5% of all proceeds of this compilation will go to the cause Driving for Donors ( drivingfordonors.com. ) For $12.00 during this presale you get a Take Action t-shirt as well.
The Take Action tour is an annual event sponsored by Hopeless Records, Sub City Charities and affiliation with Hot Topic and a host of alt / indy record labels and 10% of your ticket is going to the chosen charity. This year’s bill includes We The Kings and Mayday Parade. February 5th I’ll be there with the Magpie totally psyched for it too.
The Compilation has some previously unreleased songs on it and some interesting choices of performers
DISC ONE
1 / We The Kings / PSA*
2 / We The Kings / The Middle (Acoustic)*
3 / Mayday Parade / The Silence (Hurley Studio Acoustic)*
4 / There For Tomorrow / Backbone (Acoustic)*
5 / A Rocket To The Moon / Fool Everyone*
6 / The Ready Set / Drain Notes*
7 / We Are The In Crowd / Never Be What You Want
8 / Every Avenue / Picture Perfect
9 / The Bigger Lights / Queen Of Broken Hearts
10 / This Providence / Keeping On Without You
11 / The Friday Night Boys / Permanent Heartbreak (Acoustic)*
12 / Anarbor / Passion For Publication (Acoustic)*
13 / The Dangerous Summer / Surfaced (Acoustic)
14 / Hit The Lights / Liars and Cheats (Acoustic)*
15 / The Summer Set / Punch-Drunk Love (Acoustic)
16 / The Swellers / Feet First (Acoustic)*
17 / Frank Turner / Rock and Roll Romance*
18 / Fake Problems / Mr. Rock & Roll (Acoustic)*
DISC TWO
1 / 3OH!3 / Don’t Trust Me (Casey Bates Remix)*
2 / Cobra Starship / Hot Mess (Innerpartysystem Remix)*
3 / Let’s Get It / Maps (Joey Sturgis Remix)*
4 / The Secret Handshake / TGIF
5 / Lights / Saviour (Colin Munroe’s Unsung Mix)
6 / VersaEmerge / Whisperer (Brian Southall Remix)*
7 / Bring Me The Horizon / Sleep With One Eye Open (Tek One Remix)
8 / August Burns Red / Indonesia (Alternate Version)
9 / eatmewhileimhot! / xXBurritoXx
10 / I Set My Friends On Fire / Things That Rhyme With Orange
11 / Taking Back Sunday / Swing (Live at Dairy Studios, London ’09)*
12 / All Time Low / Poison
13 / The Downtown Fiction / I Just Wanna Run
14 / The Almost / Birmingham
15 / Set Your Goals / The Lost Boys
16 / Take Notice / Northward Winds Were Bound To Happen
17 / Broadway Calls / Jump At Shadows
Worth it for the cause alone, through the cumulative efforts of the industry and fans music can impact the lives of others for common good. What’s not to love about that?
The Compilation is available during the tour and can be purchased at your local shop beginning February 9th but score it early for the reduced cost and unique swag. That and the ability to say you had it first.