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After 11 years of existence, Secretly Canadian is finally celebrating itself. The Indiana label that brought us everybody from Antony and Jens Lekman to Danielson/Br. Danielson/Danielson Famile and Songs:Ohia/Magnolia Electric Company/Jason Molina will release the retrospective compilation SC100 on April 10.

And what better way to document Secretly Canadian's history than with a big ol' song swap? SC100 features 18 SC artists covering other SC artists. Jens Lekman covers Scout Niblett, Danielson does Dave Fischoff, Songs: Ohia take on Nikki Sudden, Nikki Sudden does June Panic, June Panic do Danielson, Marmoset do Jens, Suzanne Langille does Songs:Ohia... Yup, it's a big ol' orgy.

Although Secretly Canadian has put out over 150 records by now, SC100 is still a technically correct title, since it's been in the works since it was the label's hundreth release. Therefore, the compilation only includes artists from SC's first 99 records. So no Antony or I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness or Frida Hyvönen, sorry.

Tracklist (with the original artists in parentheses):

01 Nikki Sudden: "See(ing) Double" (June Panic)
02 Songs: Ohia: "The Last Bandit" (Nikki Sudden)
03 Suzanne Langille: "Structure:Necessity" (Songs: Ohia)
04 Early Day Miners: "The Escape" (Suzanne Langille & Loren MazzaCane Connors)
05 Damien Jurado: "Upstate" (Early Day Miners)
06 Dave Fischoff: "Abeline" (Damien Jurado)
07 Danielson: "Propaganda for a Comic" (Dave Fischoff)
08 June Panic: "Fruitful Weekend" (Danielson)
09 Ativin: "Soft Evenings" (Marmoset)
10 Swearing at Motorists: "Lungs for the Race" (Havergal)
11 Havergal: "Riding and Roaming" (Ativin)
12 Racebannon: "The Real Thing" (Swearing at Motorists)
13 Cornelius Boots: "Clubber Lang" (Racebannon)
14 Jens Lekman: "We're All Gonna Die" (Scout Niblett)
15 Marmoset: "Sky Phenomenon" (Jens Lekman)
16 The Impossible Shapes: "40 Years of Our Family" (Japonize Elephants)
17 The Panoply Academy: "Birds" (The Impossible Shapes)
18 Japonize Elephants: "Highlight and Marginalia" (The Panoply Academy)