Hi QuarBy,

On behalf of 4AD, we would kindly ask you not to post copies of – or
individual tracks from – “Dark Was The Night”, the multi-artist charity
album benefiting the Red Hot Organization (release dates February 17th
US and 16th UK) … .. aside, of course, from “Knotty Pine” by David
Byrne and Dirty Projectors, which is the official preview / promo track
and which fans and bloggers are very welcome to host / post / share etc.

A series of one-day-only streams are also available on the official,
“Dark Was The Night” MySpace page at
http://www.myspace.com/darkwasthenight … .. these are being streamed
on a one-track-per-day basis and fans and bloggers are again welcome to
link to them on the actual day of each preview stream (only) … ..
although Red Hot and 4AD have asked that people don’t then rip these
tracks and continue to host them on their blogs or post them onto
file-sharing sites … .. all proceeds / royalties are going to AIDS and
HIV projects and research and, understandably, everyone involved in this
project is seeking to maximize legitimate sales (and pre-release
postings can potentially have a negative impact on that goal).

We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting the many artists
who have generously donated their time and their songs to this project -
and that you are helping to promote this good cause – but Red Hot, 4AD
and all of the artists concerned would greatly appreciate your
co-operation in removing your links to the files in question.

For info on Red Hot’s 20 years of charitable work and to pre-order a
copy of “Dark Was The Night”, check-out http://www.DarkWasTheNight.com .

Thanks Again,

WEB SHERIFF

and yes dan rossen/grizzly bear are the the most innovative and amazing band out there