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Foals, Wolf Alice, Baxter Dury, The Vaccines and more have joined forces for a charitable compilation, âSongs for the National Health Serviceâ, to raise money for PPE equipment needed desperately by frontline workers in hospitals.
The album is a one-off vinyl compilation featuring unheard tracks that will only be available with this release.
The compilation includes a mix of demos, covers, and remixes, from Wolf Alice covering âAnother Girl Another Planetâ to The Magic Gangâs take on âClub Tropicanaâ and a brand new Baxter Dury song.
All proceeds from the release will be funding specialist, reusable PPE equipment for NHS hospitals, working in partnership with the fantastic campaign âHoods For Heroesâ launched by Dr. Natalie Watson at University Hospital Lewisham.
Their initial target of ÂŁ30,000 is expected to provide enough âPAPRâ (powered air-purifying respirators) to help fully stock Lewisham Greenwich NHS Trust, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, and University Hospital Crosshouse, Scotland.
You can pre-order ‘Songs For The National Health Service’ here.
Meanwhile, the appeal by NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore topped ÂŁ30 million today (April 30) as he celebrated his 100th birthday during the coronavirus lockdown in the UK.
The World War Two veteran, who landed a Number One single with his charity song last week, originally set out to walk 100 laps of his garden before his milestone with a fundraising target of ÂŁ1,000.
But his determination touched the heart of the UK and at around 9:20AM this morning, an hour after the RAF staged a flypast in his honour, he reached ÂŁ30 million raised for NHS charities.
He was also awarded the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his charity work.
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