Some Stay
Sacred Spirits debut album dropped this week and already it's getting decent hype. In truth, I haven't listened to all of the songs or any in the sequence of the album. I'll try and post a review at some point later. But in any case let it be noted that on Monday, January the 10th I, Taylor Cowan, slotted the album as having "Best of the Year" potential. That's an entire day before those suckers at CityBeat said the exact same thing. Thence, it's probably before anybody will or did. The proof is on the social network. Harumph. It's an exciting, anticipatory feeling knowing that this is the band's first album, the first to be released by this label--a local one with a hell of a lot of smarts. This is literally an idealistic label, founded on the principals written in The Recording Angel. Kudos to Cameron Cochran and The Recording Label (what a great name, really though) for releasing it the only way you can in this day and age, for free. No one pays for records any more. There is no reason whatsoever to distribute music other than for free, because people will get it if they want it. Even if your sole goal is to make money--nobody makes money off record sales anymore. And yet you see kids out there peddling their unsigned band's merchandise, records etc. That to me is just buffoonery, not to mention greed. What would you say you're in this for? Here's to Sacred Spirits. Long may "Some Stay" reign over 2011.
