HELP(2) Charity Album Collects Music from Oasis, Olivia Rodrigo, Cameron Winter & Depeche Mode

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HELP(2) Charity Album Collects Music from Oasis, Olivia Rodrigo, Cameron Winter & Depeche Mode

War Child Records have unveiled HELP(2), their new star-studded charity compilation, in full. Stream it below.

Serving as a sequel to the original HELP charity compilation from 1995, HELP(2) supports the global children’s charity War Child UK. And also like its predecessor, HELP(2) was recorded at Abbey Road Studios; James Ford served as the album’s producer this go-around, bringing together collaborators for recording sessions during a single week in November 2025.

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The tracklist boasts a slew of notable contributions, including Arctic Monkeys’ “Opening Night” (their first new song since 2022), the Damon Albarn-led “Flags,” and the new Pulp single “Begging For Change.”

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There’s also Olivia Rodrigo covering The Magnetic Fields’ “The Book of Love,” Fontaines D.C.’s rendition of Sinéad O’Connor’s “Black Boys on Mopeds,” and new recordings from Cameron Winter, Beabadoobee, Foals, Depeche Mode, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Beth Gibbons, Arooj Aftab and Beck, Arlo Parks, The Last Dinner Party, Sampha, Young Fathers, and King Krule, among several others.

While the entire collection 23-track collection is packed with gems, Oasis have provided a live version of perhaps the greatest B-side ever. “Acquiesce (Live from Wembley Stadium, 28 September ’25)” is included as both a standalone 7-inch on HELP(2)‘s vinyl release and as a hidden bonus track on the double CD version. The track, recorded during the final night of their seven-show run at Wembley last September, is the first physical release from Oasis’ long-awaited reunion campaign. Pre-order here.

The is also something of a full circle moment as the band provided a special acoustic take on “Fade Away” as the opening track of the first HELP. Meanwhile, Noel Gallagher contributed to that same LP as a member of The Smokin’ Mojo Filters (with Paul McCartney and Paul Weller).

HELP(2) also includes a companion film produced by creative director and filmmaker Jonathan Glazer. Using the concept “By Children, For Children,” Glazer lent dozens of cameras to children throughout the album’s recording sessions, allowing them to film each artist in the studio without any restrictions.

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