Today, Big Hug is sharing the third edition to their completion series, Big Hug Volume Three. This compilation series was started by Sam Wiesenthal back in 2023 as a way to bring friends and the music community closer together for an important cause. In a recent interview we did with Sam, they said, “I often feel really hopeless with the state of the world and am not sure where to put my efforts. Organizing and releasing albums is what I know how to do and so creating a comp series where I could use that skill for better was the driving concept behind the series.”
Volume Three consists of 16 tracks from artists such as villagerrr, sister., Aunt Katrina, Asher White, Dan English, Scarlet Rae, Michael Cormier-O’Leary, Robber Robber and many more.
All proceeds from Big Hug Records Volume Three go towards New Alternatives – a space based in NYC that helps transgender homeless youth and young adults transition out of the shelter system. They set people up with weekly case management, education services, life skills training, community-building recreational activities, opportunities for self-expression, and offer programs for HIV+ youth as well.
Big Hug will only be released on Bandcamp and comes alongside a limited run of CDs.
The setlist for this comp features;
- “Keep It” – Asher White
- “Save the Beat” – Aunt Katrina
- “Petty Crimes” – D.A. Crimson
- “Lullaby” – Dan English
- “Look in 2 my face” – Dirt Buyer
- “Wait Up” – find my friends
- “Arriving Into (Demo)” – Margaux
- “Staring (Demo)” – Michael Cormier-O’Leary
- “Bar Italia (cover)” – My Wonderful Boyfriend
- “Said and Gone (demo)” – Robber Robber
- “Grip on a Thought (demo)” – Scarlet Rae
- “Hummer” – Seylu
- “Spies” – sister.
- “10¢ for a Ticket” – Starcleaner Reunion
- “Go Go Gangster” – Userband
- “Weight of the World” – villagerrr
You can purchase Big Hug Volume Three on Bandcamp now both digitally or on a limited-edition CD, with all proceeds going towards New Alternatives.
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