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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many musicians have used their platforms to try to deliver some much-needed relief. Some have donated money, others have announced benefit concerts — now, joining those efforts is a massive compilation album featuring 135 previously-unreleased tracks from artists like R.E.M., Jeff Tweedy & Karly Hartzman, Jason Isbell, Fleet Foxes, Waxahatchee, Sylvan Esso, and many more.

Titled Cardinals at the Window, the compilation was officially released today, and is now available to purchase on Bandcamp. Curated by three North Carolina natives — musician and community organizer Libby Rodenbough, New Commute founder David Walker, and music journalist Grayson Haver Currin — the album will raise funds for three organizations: Rural Organizing and Resilience, BeLoved Asheville, and the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

Across its 135 tracks, Cardinals at the Window features a combination of new recordings and previously-unreleased live tracks. In addition to the aforementioned artists, the compilation’s stacked lineup includes Mj Lenderman,...

Unreleased recordings by R.E.M., Mj Lenderman, the War on Drugs, Feist, Waxahatchee, and more than 100 other artists make up a newly released benefit compilation, Cardinals at the Window. Proceeds from the megacomp, available on Bandcamp, will help provide aid to victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

Other artists who contributed tracks to Cardinals at the Window include Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Angel Olsen, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Sharon Van Etten, Jeff Tweedy and Karly Hartzman, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, Sylvan Esso, Fleet Foxes, Little Brother,...

The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 recently dropped its first trailer, finally giving fans a first look at the arrival of the franchise’s most loved anti-hero, Shadow. Along with the fan-favorite video game character’s arrival, the trailer also confirmed that actor Keanu Reeves would be voicing Shadow in the upcoming threequel.

Keanu Reeves voices Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Credit: Paramount Pictures).

Fans reacted to Reeves’ debut in the franchise on social media, but reactions to his voice as Shadow were mixed. While some fans found Reeves to be the ideal pick, others weren’t as hyped about the casting choice. Instead, they suggested Robert Pattinson as their pick for the voice of Shadow in the Sonic franchise. Here is what fans had to say about Keanu Reeves’ Sonic 3 role.

Fans React to Keanu Reeves’s Debut as Shadow in Sonic 3 Trailer

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