Frank poinetd out that Yo La Tengo now have a season pass offer for their new album. What the F is a season pass in context to an album? Good question.
So this is how it works. You pre-order the album from a handful of select stores. You get a code that you then enter into the website. That code gets you an advance stream of the album, a quicktime file that has album artwork, liner notes, other stuff, as well as some exclusive MP3s from the band.
Meanwhile, you can just go to Merge’s website and stream the new M Ward for free without having to go through any confusing registration process or paying any money.
I signed up just to encourage things like this. It is the future of music distribution. Not that I don’t love YLT…
“beanbag chair” is a great track. i hope the rest of the album has the same feel.