OK, let’s get a tad political today, something for the most part that I try to avoid on the pages of Music Fog. Do you know that in this richest of lands, one child in five goes to bed hungry? That there are ‘sides’ to this is simply inexcusable. The Judeo-Christian ethic would hold that we love one another and take care to help one another. But we are getting further and further away from that ideal in the division between the haves and have not’s.

I want to point to a politically charged compilation album that came that out a couple of weeks ago called Occupy This Album, 99 tracks by 99 artists for the 99%. It features entries from Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, and lots of others – household names and emerging artists. If you want to sample some of the songs, you can check a few out on Soundcloud.

Proceeds from the album will benefit the Occupy Wall Street movement. Some songs are classics that have been rerecorded for this project, and some are brand new, like the one Jennie Arnau wrote, “Better Luck Next Time.” It follows her 2010 release Chasing Giants, and shines a light on the struggle for love and happiness.

- Jessie Scott