Arctic Monkeys & Depeche Mode Charity LP – War Child
New Music from Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode & More to Benefit war Child
Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Damon Albarn, Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C., and Pulp are among teh artists contributing original songs and covers to HELP(2), a charity compilation album benefiting War Child.The album, a follow-up to the 1995 HELP compilation, will be released on March 6, 2026.
The HELP(2) tracklist also includes contributions from Olivia Rodrigo, who covers The Magnetic Fields; geese’s Cameron Winter; Arooj Aftab and Beck; Arlo Parks; beabadoobee; Portishead’s Beth Gibbons, covering The Velvet Underground; Big Thief; King Krule; and Sampha. Arctic Monkeys’ “Opening Night,” their first new song since 2022, is available now.
The album was primarily recorded during one week in November 2025 at Abbey Road Studios in London. James Ford, producer for Arctic Monkeys and Gorillaz, oversaw the recording process. ”The original HELP meant a lot to me and to have the chance, given the current news cycle, to help galvanize our music community into doing something as unarguably positive as helping children in war zones seemed like a no-brainer,” Ford said. “The experience of making the album itself has been very powerful, and dare I say life affirming for me personally, against the backdrop of a very tough world.”
The original HELP compilation raised millions of dollars for War Child’s work supporting children affected by conflict.More information about HELP(2) and War Child is available at War Child Records.