HELP 2 is out now, and the weight of what it represents is impossible to separate from the music. Recorded in just a few days at Abbey Road Studios with executive producer James Ford, the album follows the spirit of the original 1995 Help Album, which brought together Paul McCartney, Blur, Radiohead, Oasis, Massive Attack, and Sinéad O’Connor to raise over a million pounds for War Child UK. Thirty years later, the roster is equally staggering: Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Fontaines D.C., Beck, Depeche Mode, Pulp, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, King Krule, Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, Arlo Parks, Kae Tempest, Young Fathers, and many more. Creative Director Jonathan Glazer built the visual concept around children themselves, connecting with fixers and filmmakers in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, and Sudan to gather footage shot by kids on the ground in conflict zones. Ford puts the experience plainly: “To have the opportunity to help galvanize our music community into doing something as unarguably positive as helping children in war zones seemed like a no brainer. I’m extremely proud of the results.” All proceeds go to War Child UK.