Auctioned off

Real Estate, Yo La Tengo & more auction songs for Surfer Blood’s Thomas Fekete

Guitarist is undergoing treatment for a rare form of cancer.

Real Estate, Yo La Tengo & more auction songs for Surfer Blood’s Thomas Fekete

Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete is currently undergoing expensive treatment for a rare form of cancer, which he was diagnosed with in early 2015.

With treatment ongoing, Surfer Blood have set up an auction to help go towards Fekete’s recovery.

Tracks from the band themselves, Real Estate, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Julianna Barwick, Yo La Tengo and many more are being auctioned off. All unreleased, Nick Diamonds and Surfer Blood’s contributions are brand new tracks.

The songs are being sold on lathe-cut vinyl 7”, with a digital download of all thirteen tracks also available for a donation of $10 or more.

Tracklist:

01 Guided By Voices: “Motor Away” (live)

02 Yo La Tengo: “Can’t Forget” (live)

03 Cults: “Hurting”

04 Real Estate: “Talking Backwards” (demo)

05 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: “Between These Boys” (demo)

06 Lou Barlow: “Sunshine / Money / Thirsty”
07 The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger: “Rainbows In Gasoline” (unreleased version)

08 Nick Diamonds: “Be A Comedian”

09 Julianna Barwick: “Promise”

10 Alex Somers: “Well”

11 The Drums: “Help Him”

12 …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: “F Train”

13 Surfer Blood: “Tidal Wave” (demo)

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