We are ash and we are books, coffee-stained and overlooked

[venta]

Every so often I enthuse wildly at people to try and get them to listen to The Indelicates, who really are bloody marvellous. And they've got a new album out now. So really, you should pop along and have a look. The album is very varied in style, so I'd say listen to the lot, but if you want a couple of recommended tracks, I'd try Sympathy for the Devil (which isn't a cover) and Ill.

You can listen to the tracks I linked above in their "audio preview" section - full quality, full length preview. In fact, you can listen to all the tracks on the album. And, if you want to download the album, you can choose what to pay for it. Including nothing.

While many bands have been complaining bitterly about the state of the music industry, and making pathetic whimpering noises which could only be pacified with a parliamentary Act of very dubious nature, The Indelicates decided that the world was changing and they'd just have to change with it.

So they've set up their own label, and released their second album on an In Rainbows-a-like business model. Anyone who wants can put themselves on the label, and upload stuff to be made available to the public in the same way.

I downloaded the album the day it came out, and I paid for it because I'm a big fan of their music. It's very possible that I'm unrepresentative, and this venture of theirs is hopelessly ideological and ultimately doomed. However, I admire them for trying. They are people who Do Something instead of complaining that Something Must Be Done, and I think that's worth supporting.

Warning: I know there's a least one person on my friends list who will have issues with the album cover. It's called Songs for Swinging Lovers, and features the band's frontpersons swinging from a gallows. Not very realistically, but: approach with caution if such things bother you.

Comments

[sea-of-flame.livejournal.com]

Wah, not on spotify! (yet?)

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Download it for free....just put 0 in. You can pay later if you want to !

[sea-of-flame.livejournal.com]

Not sure I can d/load direct to phone - and work tend to be unhappy about downloads over the network, even when they're legit (and since I work or a music co, arguably work related) - shall have a nose from home.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Corporate Records is a pretty new venture, and they say that if you think stuff is seriously missing you should let them know. I'm not really familiar with Spotify, so don't know why you'd want to get it from there instead of downloading it, but if there's a good reason, tell 'em!

[sea-of-flame.livejournal.com]

It works on a broadcast, rather than purchase, licensing model - so if you play a track lots, the artist gets more money, like radio - not sure how it tallies out for the artist, but I would imagine if they're potentially ending up with people downloading for free, per-play trickle of royalties are still worthwhile.

More practically, like I said, I can have instant gratification via spotify app, whereas trying to download mp3s from places other than iTunes tends to provoke Appley Wrath ;)