The National is an amazing Brooklyn rock band consisting of two pairs of brothers and one outcast. Just kidding. You can’t be the outcast when you write and sing the songs.

Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National have produced an amazing collaborative compilation entitled, Dark Was The Night. It’s a benefit to the Red Hot Organization and its effort to raise funds for HIV and AIDS. A new song, of the 32 total tracks, is streamed everyday from the Dark Was The Night myspace page. Featured yesterday on NPR was the the lovely cover of Vashti Bunyan’s “Train Song,” performed by Feist and Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard. Visit the sight to see the rest of the wonderful lineup including Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, the return of Sufjan Stevens, and so much more.

Listen Here: “Train Song”