On Sept 29, Shout! Factory will release the Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion, Polaris) tribute album, Ciao My Shining Star. The album features Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, The National, Dinosaur Jr and many others performing the songs of Mark Mulcahy. Proceeds from the album will help Mark to continue making music while taking care of his twin daughters after his wife, Melissa’s, untimely death last year.

Andy Yorke’s former band, Unbelievable Truth, provides the title track and the song, “All For The Best” marks the first time Andy’s collaborated with his brother, Thom. The song can be previewed at Stereogum.

“All For The Best” was also available as an extremely limited run 7″ which sold out immediately.

Here’s what Andy has to say about the project:

“I first heard Mark’s voice back in 1987, when I was 15 years old. I was listening to the Andy Kershaw show on Radio 1, and he played the Miracle Legion song ‘All For The Best’. Luckily I was taping the show – can I get into trouble for admitting that two decades later?! That was the kind of thing 15-year-olds did in those days. I played the song to Thom and we both became big fans.

I wrote to Mark about ten years later. I can’t remember exactly, but I think I’d heard he was recording new material and was cheeky enough to send him a demo of Almost Here, the album Unbelievable Truth was recording at the time. He sent me a long letter in reply and a demo of his new solo stuff. Somehow this led to Mark agreeing to support us when we toured Almost Here in 98. Altogether UT played with Mark on two tours of the UK, and also at a club called Shine in New York. His music and his friendship helped make those times very special.”

-Andy Yorke, August 2009