I did something that I’ve never done before today and bought an album off i-Tunes. I will still be the first person in line to buy the CD of ‘Microcastle’ by Deerhunter from the piece of shit record shop that is High Street Kensington Zavvi on the day of its physical release, but I had to hear this record right now.
A couple of days ago Bradford Cox posted a link to a virtual 7” by his solo project Atlas Sound on the band’s excellent blog. It turns out that anyone who clicked the link was directed to an unguarded folder containing demos and finished tracks for ‘Microcastle’ and a surprise amendment album due to be packed with its physical release named ‘Weird Era’ and as if that wasn’t enough of a fuck-up, there were also demos for the new Atlas Sound album ‘Logos’ there for anyone to download.
With the album flying round the internet the band’s labels (Kranky in the U.S.A. and 4AD over here) have made the pretty smart decision to put ‘Microcastle’ for sale on i-Tunes as of now. I’ve always been the guy who waits for physical release dates, but with the physical release over two months away (unless it’s brought forward in light of the leak) I decided that I was going to buy this album twice – once digitally, and once on physical format.
It’s a shame that this has happened, as Bradford Cox has always been keen to share his demos for free and tracks on his blog, and also Kranky and 4AD, two labels I respect the shit out of will be losing out as a result of his mistake. Not to be Mr Judgmental, but part with your money for this music. I’ve just finished listening to ‘Microcastle’ for the first time and it’s worth it.
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