Asheville’s Drop of Sun Studios has released We Love It Here., a benefit compilation for the artist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. The compilation is out digitally today and available for limited edition vinyl preorder.

We Love It Here. features exclusive, unreleased music by MJ Lenderman, Animal Collective, Squirrel Flower, Reggie Watts, Fust, Green-House, Sophie Thatcher, andd more.

Drop of Sun founder Adam McDaniel says:

“The remarkable breadth of these previously unreleased tracks reflect Drop of Sun’s core principle of fostering an environment for artists to freely and boundlessly create. Being a resource to the Asheville arts community has yielded wonderful, long-lasting relationships, amazing songs like these, and a platform to communicate and cope during hard times. We are thrilled to share these exclusive songs with you.”

The We Love It Here. vinyl includes an exclusive bonus track by Animal Collective, and is limited to 1,000 black and 300 colored copies. The vinyl was pressed by Citizen Vinyl, located in Asheville, NC, in collaboration with Lamplight AVL.

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We Love It Here. Tracklist:

1. Take (Hello Mary)
2. Bury The Dog (MJ Lenderman)
3. MGD (Nightlands)
4. Sebastian (Fust)
5. Crestfallen (Green-House)
6. Collision Deep (Animal Collective)
7. Sad & Beautiful World (Sophie Thatcher and Maral)
8. Stick (alt version) (Squirrel Flower)
9. Le Side (Reggie Watts)
10. Anger Is An Arch (Horse Jumper of Love)
11. Xomfort (instrumental) (Floating Action)
12. Better Things to Come (vinyl only bonus) (Animal Collective)