As previously reported, The National will release their 59-track Grateful Dead tribute compilation, Day of the Dead, on May 10. In celebration of its release, album curators Aaron and Bryce Dessner, along with their National bandmate and avid Deadhead Scott Devendorf, Relix and 4AD, will host an album release party at Brooklyn Bowl. All three musicians will DJ some first listens of all the album’s tracks throughout the night. Admission to this album release event will be free.

Day of the Dead features over 60 special guests coming together to interpret the music of the Grateful Dead, including Wilco, Mumford & Sons, The War On Drugs, Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Béla Fleck, Charles Bradley, Courtney Barnett, Bruce Hornsby, Kurt Vile, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and many more, plus Bob Weir and The National themselves. The album will benefit the Red Hot Organization, marking the 20th album of original music produced by Red Hot to further its mission to fight AIDS/HIV. Read more about the album here, and read a excerpt from our current cover story featuring Weir and the Dessners discussing the album here. 

Below, listen to the already released tracks from Day of the Dead, including The War On Drugs’ cover of “Touch of Grey,” Phosphorescent and Jenny Lewis doing “Sugaree,” Bruce Hornsby, Justin Vernon and more on “Black Muddy River” and Courtney Barnett’s take on “New Speedway Boogie.”  Day of the Dead is available for pre-order here.