Flood Relief – Various Artists

In the aftermath of the Victorian bushfires, Sony raised $1.7 million for the bushfire appeal through the release of a compilation CD.

There are similarly high hopes for this three-CD set, bringing together 59 tracks by different artists, many of them Australian.

All keep to the vaguely inspirational theme, with classics by the likes of The Verve (Bittersweet Symphony) and M People (Search For The Hero) rubbing shoulders with more current material from Aussie starlets like Delta Goodrem (In This Life) and Jessica Mauboy (Because).