Carrying forward the spirit of the landmark 1995 HELP album, HELP(2) is a large-scale collaborative project uniting some of the world’s most acclaimed musicians to support War Child and its vital work protecting, educating, and providing specialist mental health support to children affected by conflict. Recorded predominantly at Abbey Road Studios over an extraordinary week in November 2025, and featuring an extraordinary lineup of contributors including Arctic Monkeys, Anna Calvi, Arlo Parks, Arooj Aftab, Beck, Big Thief, Black Country, New Road, Damon Albarn, Depeche Mode, Fontaines D.C., King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, Olivia Rodrigo, Pulp, Sampha, Wet Leg and many more HELP(2) is built off of a shared commitment to using art as a force for collective action. - Flying Out
All proceeds from HELP(2) will be donated to War Child UK.
HELP(2) carries forward the spirit of the original ‘HELP’ album and was brought to life through a close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, recorded predominantly across one extraordinary week in November 2025. Under the stewardship of acclaimed producer James Ford as Executive Producer, HELP(2) features an incredible line-up of contributors including Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys, Arlo Parks, Arooj Aftab, Bat For Lashes, Beabadoobee, Beck, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, Black Country, New Road, Cameron Winter, Damon Albarn, Depeche Mode, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell, English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Foals, Fontaines D.C., Graham Coxon, Greentea Peng, Grian Chatten, Kae Tempest, King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, Olivia Rodrigo, Pulp, Sampha, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg and Young Fathers…amongst other musicians, engineers, mixers and producers.
In addition to the stellar cast of musicians involved, renowned filmmaker
Jonathan Glazer and his team at Academy Films generously helmed the Creative Direction for
HELP(2), overseeing both the filming and art direction for the project.
Tracklist
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Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night
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Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest - Flags
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Black Country, New Road - Strangers
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The Last Dinner Party - Let’s do it again!
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Beth Gibbons - Sunday Morning
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Arooj Aftab & Beck - Lilac Wine
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King Krule - The 343 Loop
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Depeche Mode - Universal Soldier
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Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng - Helicopters
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Arlo Parks - Nothing I Could Hide
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English Teacher & Graham Coxon - Parasite
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Beabadoobee - Say Yes
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Big Thief - Relive, Redie
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Fontaines D.C. - Black Boys On Mopeds
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Cameron Winter - Warning
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Young Fathers - Don’t Fight The Young
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Pulp - Begging For Change
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Sampha - Naboo
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Wet Leg - Obvious
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Foals - When The War Is Finally Done
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Bat For Lashes - Carried our girl
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Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis - Sunday Light
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Olivia Rodrigo - The Book of Love