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The National’s Grateful Dead Tribute Album Features Courtney Barnett, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, and More

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 01: Courtney Barnett of Australia performs at the St Jerome's Laneway Festival on February 1, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

The National announced their Grateful Dead tribute album all the way back in 2011, but now it’s finally coming out, and based off of the guest list, it’ll be worth the wait. The 59-track, six-hour-long box set, Day of the Dead, is supporting the HIV/AIDS nonprofit Red Hot, and features a stellar roster of collaborators. Among the artists covering various Dead songs include the National, the Flaming Lips, Courtney Barnett, Wilco, Jenny Lewis, the War on Drugs, ANOHNI, Kurt Vile, Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Perfume Genius and Sharon Van Etten, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Mumford & Sons, Lucius, and Bela Fleck. But that’s just the start of this massive collection. Check out the album art and full track list below, and look for Day of the Dead when it finally comes out on May 20 via 4AD.

The National's Grateful Dead Tribute Album Features Courtney Barnett, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, and More

Day of the Dead: track list:

Thunder (Vol. 1):
1. The War on Drugs, “Touch of Grey”
2. Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis & Friends, “Sugaree”
3. Jim James & Friends, “Candyman”
4. Moses Sumney, Jenny Lewis & Friends, “Cassidy”
5. Bruce Hornsby and DeYarmond Edison, “Black Muddy River”
6. Ed Droste, Binki Shapiro & Friends, “Loser”
7. The National, “Peggy-O”
8. Kurt Vile and the Violators, “Box of Rain” (feat. J Mascis)
9. Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Friends, “Rubin and Cherise”
10. Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten & Friends, “To Lay Me Down”
11. Courtney Barnett, “New Speedway Boogie”
12. Mumford & Sons, “Friend of the Devil”
13. Lucius, “Uncle John’s Band”
14. The Lone Bellow & Friends, “Me and My Uncle”
15. Lee Ranaldo, Lisa Hannigan & Friends, “Mountains of the Moon”
16. Anohni and yMusic, “Black Peter”
17. Bryce Dessner: “Garcia Counterpoint”
18. Daniel Rossen, Christopher Bear and the National, “Terrapin Station (Suite)” (feat. Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, So Percussion and Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
19. Angel Olsen, “Attics of My Life”
20. Wilco and Bob Weir, “St. Stephen (Live)”

Lightning (Vol. 2):
1. Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “If I Had the World to Give”
2. Phosphorescent & Friends, “Standing on the Moon”
3. Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band, “Cumberland Blues”
4. Tallest Man on Earth & Friends, “Ship of Fools”
5. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Friends, “Bird Song”
6. The National, “Morning Dew”
7. Marijuana Deathsquads, “Truckin'”
8. Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends, “Dark Star”
9. Nightfall of Diamonds, “Nightfall of Diamonds”
10. Tim Hecker, “Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald”
11. Lucinda Williams & Friends, “Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad”
12. Tunde Adebimpe, Lee Ranaldo & Friends, “Playing in the Band”
13. Local Natives, “Stella Blue”
14. Tal National, “Eyes of the World”
15. Bela Fleck, “Help on the Way”
16. Orchestra Baobab, “Franklin’s Tower”
17. Luluc With Xylouris White, “Till the Morning Comes”
18. The Walkmen, “Ripple”
19. Richard Reed Parry with Caroline Shaw and Little Scream, “Brokedown Palace” (feat. Garth Hudson)

Sunshine (Vol. 3):
1. Real Estate, “Here Comes Sunshine”
2. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “Shakedown Street”
3. Hiss Golden Messenger, “Brown Eyed Woman”
4. This Is the Kit, “Jack-a-Roe”
5. Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear, “High Time”
6. The Lone Bellow & Friends, “Dire Wolf”
7. Winston Marshall, Kodiak Blue and Shura, “Althea”
8. Orchestra Baobab, “Clementine Jam”
9. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, “China Cat Sunflower – I Know You Rider”
10. Bill Callahan, “Easy Wind”
11. Ira Kaplan & Friends, “Wharf Rat”
12. The Rileys (Terry and Gyan Riley), “Estimated Prophet”
13. Man Forever, So Percussion and Oneida, “Drums – Space”
14. Fucked Up, “Cream Puff War”
15. The Flaming Lips, “Dark Star”
16. s t a r g a z e, “What’s Become of the Baby”
17. Vijay Iyer, “King Solomon’s Marbles”
18. Mina Tindle & Friends, “Rosemary”
19. Sam Amidon & Friends, “And We Bid You Goodnight”
20. The National With Bob Weir, “I Know You Rider (live)”