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22 · 01 · 2026
Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Pulp and many more contribute to new charity album ‘Help (2)’.
The original instalment of ‘Help’ saw some fantastic musicians enter Abbey Road in London under the supervision of Brian Eno, tasked with completing a piece of music in one day. Featuring Paul McCartney, members of Oasis, Massive Attack, and Radiohead’s all-time classic ‘Lucky’, it was an instant global success with all proceeds going to War Child.
Earlier this year, speculation mounted that a second instalment was on the card. A few seconds ago, all was confirmed – ‘Help (2)’ will be released on March 6th.
Producer James Ford helms proceedings, and he is joined by some incredible names from the UK, Ireland, and beyond.
Completed across one week in November 2025, the final album features 23 songs, including some extraordinary one-off-recordings.
The full tracklisting is below, but the opening song is now online – Arctic Monkeys appropriately titled new single ‘Opening Nights’.
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Other gifts include new material from The Last Dinner Party and King Krule, Depeche Mode with ‘Universal Soldier’, Beabadoobee’s ‘Say Yes’, and Fontaines D.C. with ‘Black Boys On Mopeds’.
Sampha, Wet Leg, and Black Country, new road all take part, alongside Arlo Parks and Geese frontman Cameron Winter.
It closes with something truly special – Olivia Rodrigo’s take on ‘The Book of Love’, re-working The Magnetic Fields song alongside Graham Coxon.
‘Help (2)’ will be released on March 6th – pre-order it HERE.
Tracklist:
Arctic Monkeys – Opening Night
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest – Flags
Black Country, New Road – Strangers
The Last Dinner Party – Let’s do it again!
Beth Gibbons – Sunday Morning
Arooj Aftab & Beck – Lilac Wine
King Krule – The 343 Loop
Depeche Mode – Universal Soldier
Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng – Helicopters
Arlo Parks – Nothing I Could Hide
English Teacher & Graham Coxon – Parasite
Beabadoobee – Say Yes
Big Thief – Relive, Redie
Fontaines D.C. – Black Boys on Mopeds
Cameron Winter – Warning
Young Fathers – Don’t Fight the Young
Pulp – Begging for Change
Sampha – Naboo
Wet Leg – Obvious
Foals – When the War is Finally Done
Bat For Lashes – Carried my girl
Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis – Sunday Light
Olivia Rodrigo – The Book of Love
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