Leaving Records Releases Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Album Staying Featuring André 3000, Julia Holter, and More

Pitchfork reports that the Los Angeles record label Leaving has digitally released a new compilation album to support artists who have been impacted by the California wildfires. The album, titled Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires, has contributions from Samantha Urbani, Eddie Chacon, Sam Wilkes, Laraaji, Reggie Watts, André 3000, Samiyam, Brijean, Julia Holter, Total Blue and many others. The label’s founder, Matthewdavid, curated and compiled Staying with help from Carlos Niño. The new compilation can be found here. Vinyl and cassette editions of Staying are forthcoming.

In a statement for Leaving Records, Emmett Shoemaker explained “Seeking to supplement the numerous GoFundMes and the profound, often harrowing acts of mutual aid that are currently buoying recovery efforts, and in lieu of donating to a third party organization, all proceeds will be donated directly to impacted individuals. 50% will be meticulously, manually allocated to Los Angeles artists and music colleagues in need as equitably as possible. We will be referencing existing music community aid spreadsheets / documents already circulating, alongside a succinct internal list of those affected in our immediate community. The other 50% of funds will be allocated to displaced Black families and community impacted by the fires, again, as equitably as possible (ie https://gofund.me/3f23de7d).”

Since the wildfires broke out on January 7, there have been fundraisers to support Diiv’s Zachary Cole Smith, the rapper Fat Tony, Ought and Cola’s Tim Darcy, Madlib and more. Organizations including BeyGOOD, MusiCares and Live Nation have also made donations to support wildfire relief efforts. There will also be benefit concert on January 30, featuring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others.

Nicholas Pedroza of Astro Nick and Bedridden has also organized a benefit compilation to support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The album, simply titled 2025 Los Angeles Fire Relief Comp, features They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Computerwife, Shower Curtain, Sleep Habits and more. Both albums can be found below.

Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires tracklist

1. Live at LTMOITDUAT 10.14.23 – Celia Hollander & Photay
2. Joyous Dance ‘82 – Laraaji
3. The Mountain – Jon Makes Beats
4. Dried Apricot – Baths & Rachika Nayar
5. Ghostly – Sharada Shashidhar & Caleb Buchanan
6. Point Dume – More Eaze
7. Cafe 101 – Samantha Urbani
8. V.C.R. – Charlene’s Mantra
9. Astro Mud – Total Blue
10. Our Cottage To Across The Stream (Carlos Niño & Friends Remix featuring Steve Spacek with Miles Spilsbury, Dntel and J Rocc) – Surya Botofasina
11. Nucleo (Live) featuring Logan Hone, Benny Bock, John Paul Maramba, Tamir Barzilay – John Carroll Kirby
12. Peaches & Apricots – Spencer Zahn, Dave Scalia, Jon Natchez
13. Radiant Everything – Caural
14. Culebra – Sam Wilkes
15. Water – Samiyam
16. Pulse – Devonwho
17. Earthseed – Diego Gaeta
18. Come Back Different (Live At Zorthian Ranch) – Nina Keith
19. Turn The Light On (Live at the Leaving Records 10-Year Anniversary) – Julia Holter
20. Cry In Time (Demo) – Nite Jewel
21. Fate – Eddie Chacon
22. Freshet – Cool Maritime
23. The Course Of Empire – MIZU
24. California – Arushi Jain
25. Red05 – Ahnnu
26. On The Other Side Of Fear And Complacency – Yama Fela Harmon Koh & Grandfather.
27. Fire From The Palisades – The Growth Eternal
28. For Real – Peaking Lights
29. Strange Times (Live) – Brijean
30. A Prayer In My Pocket – Cole Pulice
31. Fresh Sprouts – dak
32. Making The Beat Scene – Daedelus
33. Processional – Ryan York
34. Gaal RDM – Glia
35. Diode Congregation – Botany
36. A Gentle Upward Spiral – Asa Tone & Ariel Kalma
37. Her Radiance Was Uncanny – Mndsgn
38. Ease Your Mind – Kutmah
39. Winding In The Light (I Saw You Last Night) – Rhys Langston & EYEDRESS
40. The Future’s a Straightaway – Odd Nosdam x Trance Farmers
41. Mq9 (demo) – Automatic
42. Stay – Toucan
43. These Boots Are Made For Walking ‘91 – Kevin Haskins
44. 60 W Palm – Cafe Ale
45. Honeydrip – Luke Schneider
46. Naiad – Matt Baldwin
47. How To Be Human – Lael Neale
48. God Is Change – Diatom Deli
49. Heartbeat (demo) – Diva & The Pearly Gates
50. Lonely – Brin
51. Hopeblanket – yuk.
52. imgofmyslf,3d – Droopy Eye
53. Juniper’s Theme (Live in Twentynine Palms 121524) – Excerpt, with Aaron Shaw and Andres Renteria – Nate Mercereau
54. Live at LTMOITDUAT 10.14.23 – Ohma
55. Lullaby For A Sea Nymph – Alia
56. Symbiosis – Emily Sprague
57. Ma to Sa – Fumitake Tamura
58. Adjust – Xyla
59. Matters of Time – Anenon
60. Mirror Image Neurons – Chakram featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
61. Rest Here (demo) – Nailah Hunter
62. I Been (Contour Remix) – Def Sound
63. Skyscrapers – Tru
64. On The One Hand – EMV
65. Find Our Way Back (Altadena) – Sweatson Klank
66. FOR THE ANGELS – Steve Roach
67. Forever Dreaming – Aisha Vaughan
68. Moon – White Magic
69. Centuries – Marine Eyes
70. Rain In Los Angeles – Raays + Andrew CS
71. averroes ii (antimatter) – Tehn
72. Slopes – Dani Derks
73. Contour – David Moses x Tristan de Liege
74. Numbers – Kyle Parker & Alex Twomey
75. Pliocene – Hundred Waters
76. Bear Heart – Paul Livingstone featuring Parto Sarothy
77. Lezte Nachte – Campus Christy featuring Piya Malik
78. Be A Dreamer – Maylee Todd
79. A Clearing – M.A. Tiesenga
80. Reprieve – Guy Blakeslee
81. Beyond Beyond – Earthtones with Shelley Burgon
82. Setting Sun Shines Gold – Black Taffy
83. Sablefish – Kenny Segal
84. Rondo In E Flat (Live at LTMOITDUAT 2.4.22) – Reggie Watts
85. The Rite Way – Muwosi & Lionmilk
86. Sno – 3V3RY1
87. Song For My Father – Aisha Mars
88. Tear Drop – Creme
89. Shining Like Jewels (demo) – MoRuf
90. Splendid – tstewart
91. Sunlight – Vinyl Williams
92. Tribute to Ahmad, Dilla and Dove (featuring Nate Mercereau, Devin Daniels, Photay and V.C.R.) – Carlos Niño & Friends
93. Visions – KMRU
94. Wings – Tate EC
95. Glimmer – Superposition
96. What Now? – N Kramer
97. Winter Trip Hop – Matthewdavid
98. “This is Where my room used to be.” (featuring Carlos Niño, Alex Cline and Pablo Calogero) – André 3000