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Hamilton Leithauser covers Shaun MacGowan for anti-Islamophobia compilation

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 28 July 2017

Former Walkmen vocalist Hamilton Leithauser has released his contribution to an upcoming anti-Islamophobia compilation, ‘Philia: Artists Rise Against Islamophobia’.

Leithauser has recorded a cover of Shaun MacGowan’s ‘Song With No Name’, and tells Consequence Of Sound of his desire to get involved: “With so many real problems in the world, it is disheartening that the President of the United States continues to preach base xenophobia, dim-witted anger and hate. His signature accomplishment thus far is the amplification of irrational fear and prejudice”.

The album is due for release on 19 Aug. Listen to Leithauser’s version of ‘Song With No Name’ here:

Here’s the full tracklist:

1. Mac DeMarco – Don Juan
2. Drop Electric – Aisha And The Knife
3. Heems – Blades
4. Hamilton Leithauser – Song With No Name (Shane MacGowan And The Popes cover)
5. Khruangbin – Ma Be Ham Nemiresim (Googoosh cover)
6. Fruit Bats – Salamander
7. Small Leaks Sink Ships – Sympathetic Resonance
8. Emel Mathlouthi – Insanity
9. The Dodos – Mirror Fake
10. Vetiver – Lumiere
11. John Vanderslice – Karma Police (Radiohead cover)