Phobe Bridgers

R.E.M., Hayley Williams, Jamila Woods, Phoebe Bridgers, Angel Olsen and more contributed previously unreleased covers of artists including the Cure and Joni Mitchell to the Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy compilation, out this Friday (Sept. 4) and only on Friday. All net proceeds from the set of unheard songs will benefit Fair Fights, a voting rights organization. Pre-order the compilation here. Included in the 40-song set is an unearthed Beverly Glenn-Copeland song from 1977, Williams covering UK kraut-hypnotists Broadcast, a collaboration in progress between Ben Gibbard and Tycho and additional songs from My Morning Jacket, Flume with Eprom, Death Cab for Cutie, Courtney Barnett, Best Coast among many more. Author Dave Eggers executive produced the set, saying...