NEWS : FRI, SEP 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Sub Pop To Release Maximum MN Digital Mixtape Compilation To Benefit The International Institute of Minnesota Available Digitally This Friday, September 4th As Bandcamp Friday Exclusive Before Its Worldwide Release

Friday, September 18th will see the release of Maximum MN, a digital mixtape featuring Sub Pop artists covering Minnesota musicians, capturing a snapshot of Minnesota’s long history of life-changing music and to show solidarity with the people of Minnesota. In the wake of the ICE raids in Minneapolis this year, a lot of communities have been hit hard. Families have been disrupted, people have been displaced, and local support systems are under real strain. Proceeds from this compilation will be sent to The International Institute of Minnesota, a non-profit organization that supports refugees and immigrants through resettlement services, English and citizenship classes, job training (including nursing assistant training), immigration legal services, and direct financial support in the current environment.
 
The eight-song tracklist includes Downtown Boys (covering the Replacements “Can’t Hardly Wait”), Yuno (covering Hippo Campus “The Way It Goes”), Sweeping Promises (covering Hüsker Dü’s “Something I Learned Today”), Mudhoney (covering Halo of Flies’ “Rubber Room”), Shabazz Palaces (covering Prince’s “Pop Life”), Flock of Dimes (covering Low’s “Especially Me”), Weird Nightmare (covering Paul Westerberg’s “It’s a Wonderful Lie”), and Pissed Jeans (covering former Minnesota Governor and WWF wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura’s “The Body Rules”).
Please find a full tracklist below.
 
MaximumMN will be available on all streaming services on Friday, September 18th worldwide from Sub Pop. Fans can also secure the mixtape two weeks early exclusively through today’s Bandcamp Friday on (September 4th).
 

Various Artists
MaximumMN
 
Tracklisting:
1. Downtown Boys - Can’t Hardly Wait (The Replacements)
2. Yuno - The Way It Goes - Yuno
(Hippo Campus)
3. Sweeping Promises - Something I Learned Today (Hüsker Dü )
4. Mudhoney - Rubber Room (Halo of Flies)
5. Shabazz Palaces - Pop Life (Prince)
6. Flock of Dimes - Especially Me (Low)
7. Weird Nightmare - It’s a Wonderful Lie (Paul Westerberg)
8. Pissed Jeans - The Body Rules (Jesse “The Body” Ventura)

Posted by Abbie Gobeli