Dying Taxi for Cutie EP Raises $100,000 for Fair Battle Motion

Final Friday, Loss of life Taxi for Cutie released “The Ga EP” — solely on Bandcamp for one particular working day only, with all proceeds likely to Good Combat Action, Stacey Abrams’ voter’s rights corporation that promotes honest elections all-around the state by means of voter schooling, election reform, and combating voter suppression.

The EP netted proceeds of far more than $100,000 inside of that temporary window of time, in accordance to figures produced Tuesday.

WOW. For the reason that of your generous donations we raised above $100,000 for @fairfightaction! This exceeded our wildest expectations. From the base of our hearts, THANK YOU for shopping for The Georgia E.P. and increasing dollars for voting legal rights! Georgians, early voting has started – make sure you vote! pic.twitter.com/TUkpIY8jzl

— Death Taxi for Cutie (@dcfc) December 15, 2020

The tracklist for the EP involved new addresses of songs by Ga-spawned artists TLC, R.E.M., Neutral Milk Resort, Cat Electricity, and Vic Chesnutt (comprehensive tracklist down below) and seeks to realize and guidance the firm main up to the Ga runoffs and in honor of their get the job done in the course of the whole 2020 election cycle.

The task was recorded remotely above 4 days in the band members’ respective dwelling studios and mixed just a few days later on. “In a calendar year exactly where so substantially of what we really like to do has been place on pause,” the band wrote in a note to enthusiasts, “it felt so excellent to be producing music alongside one another once more.”

Speaking on the inspirations behind the job and their partnership with the corporation, Ben Gibbard mentioned, “We developed this exceptional e.p. of music by some of our most loved Georgia artists for our friend Stacey Abrams and all the difficult-functioning men and women at Honest Struggle Action. We strongly consider in the get the job done Truthful Battle has completed to guarantee free of charge and reasonable elections in Ga and outside of and have been honored to guide them through the 2020 marketing campaign.”

Throughout the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gibbard has helped elevate above $250,000 in donations and provides for different Seattle-region relief companies via his collection of at-property livestreams. He has also unveiled two new singles throughout this time: “Promixa B” and “Life in Quarantine,” with the former debuted in April through the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum digital live performance Room Songs: By the Length and the latter composed for Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger’s A Concept to the City collection in late March. Net proceeds from the launch of “Life in Quarantine” benefitted the homelessness-guidance providers nonprofit Aurora Commons, a welcoming place for unhoused Seattle people to relaxation, put together a food, connect to methods, and collectively create a wholesome and lively group.

The Ga E.P. TRACKLISTING

1. Waterfalls (TLC protect)
2. The King of Carrot Bouquets, Pt. 1 (Neutral Milk Hotel include)
3. Fall On Me (R.E.M. address)
4. Flirted With You All My Lifetime (Vic Chesnutt go over)
5. Steel Coronary heart (Cat Ability address)