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MPress Records Charity Compilation "New Arrivals Vol. 3"
Posted on 2008.10.04 at 17:47
MPress Records readies the third installment of the annual compilation series devoted to highlighting exceptional independent talent with the release of New Arrivals: Volume 3, available on iTunes September 23 (today) and in stores nationwide October 28, 2008.
Over the past two years, the New Arrivals series has not only created awareness for burgeoning and established independent talent, but also for the series' designated beneficiaries - Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief and World Hunger Year. For the third volume, New Arrivals will benefit The National Eating Disorders Association http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
MPress Records founder Rachael Sage explains, Over the last year, I've become increasingly aware of the silent epidemic of eating disorders. Everyone I know seems to have a family member or friend affected, including myself. We're really hoping to focus some attention on the vital work that NEDA is doing.
Along with selecting this year's charity, Sage also oversaw the process of selecting the stellar talent featured on the latest New Arrivals compilation. We had an overwhelming number of submissions this year from a very impressive pool of artists. Everyone at MPress has very different musical tastes, but we all agreed these songs were the strongest.
Highlights of NAV3 include a wealth of independent talent from across the globe: 2007 Toronto Independent Music Award nominee Ember Swift, rising Aussie rockers The Kin, Canadian singer/songwriter Adrienne Pierce (heard on Grey's Anatomy and Veronica Mars), Jump Little Children singer Jay Clifford (heard recently on Grey's Anatomy), New York Fox 5 Subway Idol winner Theo Eastwind, indie veterans Joy Askew and Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, plus a bonus track from former Toad The Wet Sprocket frontman/folk-pop artist Glen Phillips.
A New Arrivals tour is planned for Fall 2008 through Spring 2009, and will feature a rotating line-up of artists from all three releases coming to major U.S. cities including New York (CMJ), Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin (SXSW).