Though the flooding in Colorado is off the front page, the grizzly aftermath remains.
These five musicians either penned tracks about the flood or are donating the sales of their song to flood relief efforts (or both). Even if you have no personal connection to the flood, give a few of these songs a listen.
Listen to our round-up of Colorado flood tributes below.
5. Blake Reid, “Hell Or High Water (for Boulder)”
Originally written for the June 2013 flood in Alberta, Canada, retooled the chorus to make it fit Colorado’s plight. The sentiment is still the same: perseverance through adversity, with a touch of country-strong gruff.
4. Opie Gone Bad, “It’s In Every One Of Us”
Recently disbanded Denver group Opie Gone Bad generously repurposed their song “It’s In Every One Of Us” for Colorado flood relief efforts. It’s an inspirational track, tapping into the potential of, well, every one of us.
100% of the proceeds from the song go to the Colorado chapter of the Red Cross. Get the track .
3. Sawyer Fredricks, “Moving The Sky”
Hearing 14-year-old sing for the first time is something of a revelation. Over dirt-simple guitar chords, the melody and lyrics of his Colorado Flood Relief song, “Moving The Sky,” take center stage. It’s a grieving song, cathartic like the blues, that conjures the plight of those hit hardest by the disaster.
100% of the proceeds from sales of “Moving The Sky” go to The Great Colorado Flood Relief Project. You can buy the track .
2. The Infamous Stringdusters, “Road To Boulder”
The ‘ Andy Hall originally wrote “Road To Boulder” about his decision to move to Colorado after 11 years in Nashville. The band was set to announce the EP featuring the song at a show at Cervantes on September 13, the day after the flooding began.
That day, Hall’s new town of Lyons was in shambles.”When the flooding happened, it solidified my connection to Colorado,” Hall said in a recent interview, “so the song ‘Road to Boulder’ took on an even deeper meaning for me.”
Soon after, the band decided it would donate 100% of the sales from the EP to Oskar Blues’ Can’d Aid Foundation. You can buy the single or full EP .
1. Justin Roth, “Rise”
Fort Collins singer-songwriter wrote “Rise” from a place of knowing, even if he wasn’t directly affected by the flooding. There are specific callbacks to the day of the disaster mixed in with heart wrenching imagery: “Like watching a surgeon recklessly cutting in / to someone you love.”
100% of the proceeds from “Rise” go to Colorado flood relief. You can download the song . A limited release of physical copies will be made available December 10.
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Dylan Owens is Reverb’s all-purpose news blogger and album reviewer. You can read more from him in Relix magazine and the comment sections of WORLDSTARHIPHOP.
