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New Music Alert: NIN
By Michael Lundberg | May 11, 2008
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Nine Inch Nails frontman, Trent Reznor, has been busy lately. Only a few short months ago (March 2, 2008, to be exact), Reznor released Ghosts I-IV, which he referred to as a “soundtrack for daydreams”. More importantly, this was Reznor’s first album since completing his contractual obligations with Interscope Records. In the absence of a contract, he was completely free to release his music under any license, in any format, through any venue. Luckily for us, he sold it direct to fans, in several formats (digital, physical, and limited edition), cutting out the record company middleman. A full download of all 36 tracks as 192Mbps mp3’s with album artwork pdfs costs only $5. Nice, eh?
As a follow-up to the much acclaimed Ghosts I-IV, on April 22nd, Nine Inch Nails released a new song, Discipline, made available via a free mp3 download at www.nin.com, which, in addition to the lyrics, included the cryptic words “Go to www.nin.com May 5th.” Approximately a week later, NIN released a second free mp3 recording, “Echoplex” via iLike.com, with the same cryptic phrase embedded in the mp3: “Go to www.nin.com May 5th.”
On May 5th, without any other additional announcements, press, or marketing, NIN released a full album, The Slip at www.nin.com. Amazingly, this completely new 10-track album is a free download. It is provided in several formats at www.nin.com with only the following comment:
(thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one’s on me)
It’s not known how long this download will remain available, but if you don’t have it, head over to the site and grab it NOW. Trust me, it’s good stuff. You can grab it at:
NIN has also since announced a tour. And yeah, I’ve already got my tickets for the Houston show on Saturday, August 16th. I’ll see you there.
-Michael
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