The 18-track collection features Elliott Smith, Rilo Kiley, The Flaming Lips, Norah Jones, Local Natives, and more in support of wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles

Recovering from a natural disaster like a fire can take years. Even a generation. In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Altadena, Malibu, and Pacific Palisades earlier this year, a non-profit organization focused on the unhoused population, and a group of artists have collaborated to aid fire victims by donating their music to benefit the Gimme Shelter Collective.

In mid October, Flood Magazine announced the 18-track collection Gimme Shelter, Songs For LA Fire Relief, featuring music by The Flaming Lips will all proceeds from sales going directly to fire victims. The album is available for pre-order here.

Gimme Shelter is a non-profit collective of creators, artists, filmmakers, musicians and business leaders coming together to help people in need with a focus on the homeless or unhoused population.

With so many benefit shows, auctions, compilation albums, and merch items benefiting fire relief, there remains much more to be done to help people of these communities who quite literally, lost everything.

With original artwork created by Shepard Fairey, the many unique highlights of Gimme Shelter: Songs for LA Fire Relief include an alternate version of Elliott Smith’s classic “Angeles,” an entirely “rebuilt” version of Les Savy Fav’s “Sleepless in Silverlake,” a “freestyle remix” from Deftones leader Chino Moreno’s ††† (Crosses) project, CSS covering Neneh Cherry’s fierce ’80s hit “Buffalo Stance,” J Mascis’ obscure B-side “Say It On,” and Local Natives performing a new rendition of their 2020 hit “Lemon” while overlooking Altadena in singer-guitarist Taylor Rice’s backyard in La Canada.

The album also includes two incredible interpretations of Beach Boys classics: Norah Jones’ achingly beautiful performance of “God Only Knows” and The Flaming Lips taking on “Good Vibrations,” both recorded with the Cabin Down Below Band at the Brian Fest tribute show at the Fonda Theatre in 2015.