so i downloaded the new girltalk album “feed the animals.” i paid $5 for it. i had the option of course, to get it for free. but what fun would that have been?
it’s my opinion that you should always pay for albums that you can get for free. because you can pay for them, you should. encouraging artists that believe in dynamic pricing and are in dialog with contemporary discussions of free culture are exactly the artists that need to be supported. moreover, how shameful is it to imagine that when a guy is willing to give away his album for anything you’d like to pay, the amount you choose is nothing. everything’s got to be worth something.
i am listening to the tracks, and will follow this post up with a review (at some point). i did see girl talk (aka gregg gillis) when he played at spring weekend. he was an amazing performer. lotta energy. lotta talent. played some tracks that i believe were from this album. major improvement on m.i.a. (i head she left the music industry, no loss really).
anyway, album bought, downloaded, being listened to, and that’s the story from 12 stockholm.