Cassandra Jenkins, Sub Pop, Skee Mask, Polyvinyl, Trentemøller, and others are supporting Ukrainian relief efforts with new music and merchandise
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Bandcamp Friday—the monthly occasion where the platform waives its share of revenue for 24 hours—is back. As Russia continues its violent invasion of Ukraine, many artists and labels have announced plans to donate their portions of proceeds to Ukrainian relief efforts. In addition to directly supporting Ukrainian artists and labels, see some examples of how you can support Ukrainian relief efforts in the process of buying some music.
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Polyvinyl (Jay Som, Alvvays, American Football) will be donating its share of profits to Voices of Children, an organization that provides psychological help for children affected by the war in Ukraine.
Cassandra Jenkins has released a limited edition “Hard Drive” hat, with 50% of profits going to UNICEF’s Ukraine relief efforts.
The Coathangers and Trail of Dead’s cover of Pussy Riot’s “Putin Lights Up the Fires” will benefit CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund. “As a refugee from Belarus with family ties in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia the current crisis hits deep,” the Coathangers’ Julia Kugel said in a statement. “Grateful for Pussy Riot. Grateful to the superheroes of Ukraine and inspired by their courage to do the right thing. We need each other.”
Unsound is directing 100% of its sales to UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency). It includes the Nicolas Jaar–organized collection Weavings, which features 16 artists from around the world.
100% Electronica—the label that’s released music by George Clanton, Small Black, and others—will donate 100% of its label shares to Ukrainian Orphanages.
Yerevan-based festival Urvakan released the compilation A Collective Memoir on February 23, just ahead of the first strikes on Ukraine. Contributors, including Perila, are from Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine. Proceeds from the compilation will benefit a humanitarian corridor organization in Ukraine and a cultural organization in Artsakh, which works with children of war.
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