Oxford, MS Retailer The End Of All Music To Release Benefit Record For The Southern Poverty Law Center

The End Of All Music

OXFORD, MS record store THE END OF ALL MUSIC has announced the release of a four-track benefit record to support the SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER on MAY 5th, featuring new songs from DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS' PATTERSON HOOD, BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY, WILLIAM TYLER and ADAM TORRES.  

The record's artwork is composed of photographs taken from MAUDE SCHUYLER CLAY's book, "MISSISSIPPI History," which was published by STEIDL in 2015. The record will contain four tracks on the A-side and a "Resist Fear. Assist Love" etching by artist NATHANIEL RUSSELL as the B-side, and is being pressed in a limited edition of 1,000 copies -- with the first 500 copies on colored vinyl. It will only be available for purchase through THE END OF ALL MUSIC website and at the brick and mortar store in OXFORD. 

All profits from the sale of this record will go directly to the SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER  and the donation period for this project will remain open until the record sells out. For more info on the SPLC, check out their website here. 

BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY's contribution "Treasure Map" premiered on today's episode of NPR's All Songs Considered and can also now be streamed on SOUNDCLOUD here.

Details on a release party event in Oxford, MS around the record will be announced soon.

Said store owner DAVID SWIDER: "This project would not have been possible without the work of the artists involved, PATRICK ADDISON and the FAT POSSUM RECORDS crew, CLAY JONES, MEMPHIS RECORD PRESSING, CONFIT web design, chef HUGH ACHESON, WILSON McBEE, LANGDON and MAUDE CLAY, PERFECT_PALLET, AIMS, the fine folks of OXFORD, MI, our customers at the record store and all those out there fighting the good fight during these weird times."

The SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW  CENTER is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education and other forms of advocacy, they work toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality. 

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