每個世代都在等一張屬於自己的無敵合輯，裡頭塞滿了心愛樂團的獨門曲目—《Dark Was The Night》，就是一場獨立世代的搖滾群星會，幾乎囊括了過去十年最具代表性的藝人與團體，卡司只能用「夢幻」來形容。為了提醒世人持續關注愛滋病的威脅，近三十組各領風騷的頂尖樂團，紛紛放下手邊工作，走進錄音室灌錄一曲。由The National雙胞胎兄弟檔監製，一共收錄了三十一首從未發表的曲子，收益全數捐給慈善組織Red Hot。唱作人系如Bon Iver、Iron & Wine與Conor Oberst（Bright Eyes），名團系如My Morning Jacket、Beirut與Grizzly Bear，特色女聲系如Feist、Cat Power與Blonde Redhead，全數到位；年初剛發片的Andrew Bird與Antony也分別以拿手的小提琴和淒絕男音，翻唱了Handsome Family與Bob Dylan的作品。此外，久未推出新作的加拿大巨團Arcade Fire與布魯克林才子Sufjan Stevens，也讓樂迷一飽耳福，後者一首十分鐘力作〈Blood〉，更在專輯內佔據了最長的篇幅。不僅獲得年輕血輪力挺，傳奇人物如Talking Heads主腦David Byrne、靈魂樂女伶Sharon Jones與經典大團Yo La Tengo也都來共襄盛舉。最特別的是，Broken Social Scene主唱Kevin Drew、Belle & Sebastian主唱Stuart Murdoch與Death Cab For Cutie主唱Ben Gibbard，都暫時脫隊，以個人名義慷慨獻聲。TV On The Radio吉他手Dave Sitek與Sigur Ros主腦Jon Birgisson化名而成的Riceboy Sleeps，更帶來母團風味十足的精彩好歌。買回家，或許先別急著看曲目，讓雙CD輪流播放，猜猜這是誰的歌，體會源源不絕的驚喜與悸動。

1. “Knotty Pine” – Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. “Cello Song” – The Books featuring Joses Gonzalez
3. “Train Song” – Feist and Ben Gibbard
4. “Brackett， WI” – Bon Iver
5. “Deep Blue Sea” – Grizzly Bear
6. “So Far Around The Bend” – The National
7. “Tightrope” – Yeasayer
8. “Feeling Good” – My Brightest Diamond
9. “Dark Was The Night” – Kronos Quartet
10. “I Was Young When I Left Home” – Antony with Bryce Dessner
11. “Big Red Machine” – Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
12. “Sleepless” – The Decemberists
13. “Die” – Iron & Wine
14. “Service Bell” – Grizzly Bear + Feist
15. “You Are The Blood” – Sufjan Stevens
THAT DISC:
1. “Well-Alright” – Spoon
2. “Lenin” – Arcade Fire
3. “Mimizan” – Beirut
4. “El Caporal” – My Morning Jacket
5. “Inspiration Information” – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
6. “With A Girl Like You” – Dave Sitek
7. “Blood Pt. 2” – Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. “Hey， Snow White” – The New Pornographers
9. “Gentle Hour” – Yo La Tengo
10. “Amazing Grace” – Cat Power
11. “Happiness” – Riceboy Sleeps
12. “Another Saturday” – Stuart Murdoch
13. “The Giant Of Illinois” – Andrew Bird
14. “Lua” – Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch
15. “When The Road Runs Out” – Blonde Redhead & Devastations
16. “Love Vs. Porn” – Kevin Drew