Arts & Crafts has announced the immediate digital release of Stars new album, In Our Bedroom After The War, in order to beat those devious leaks to the punch. The CD and vinyl versions are still slated for a September 25th release. Get your legal download on here.
An excerpt from the label's website: We hope you'll choose to support the band, and choose to pay for their album. However we don't think it's fair you should have to wait until September 25th to do so.
We believe that the line between the media and the public is now completely grey. What is the difference between a writer for a big glossy music magazine and a student writing about their favourite bands on their blog? What differentiates a commercial radio station from someone adding a song to their lastfm channel? or their myspace page?
[Read More] It's an interesting approach and a valid point. Traditional music critics have never been more impotent with the rise of passionate amateurs heading them off at the pass and leaks have all but annihilated the excitement of hearing your favorite band's latest on new release Tuesday.
MP3: Stars - "The Night Starts Here"