‘HELP(2)’ album artwork. (War Child Records/Credit: Jonathan Glazer)
Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn and Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. collaborate on a new song called “Flags” for the upcoming benefit album HELP(2).
The track also includes vocals from musician and poet Kae Tempest, as well as instrumental contributions from Johnny Marr and Portishead’s Adrian Utley.
As previously reported, HELP(2) will raise money for War Child UK, which supports children affected by conflict around the world. It’s a sequel to War Child UK’s 1995 Help compilation.
“Recording ‘Flags’ was a genuinely joyful two days, with a strong sense of purpose throughout the building,” Albarn says in a statement. “I was particularly struck by the decision to employ children to do all the filming in the studio – it felt inspiring and directly reinforced the point we were trying to make about communicating with kids, by involving them in the process itself.”
HELP(2) will be released March 6. It also includes the new Arctic Monkeys song, “Opening Night,” as well as contributions from The Last Dinner Party, Portishead’s Beth Gibbons, Depeche Mode, beabadoobee, Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C. and Foals.
