Okay, explain this to me: Tricky’s latest album, Knowle West Boy, came out a week or two ago in the UK and Europe.  It comes out in the US on September 9.  Between now and September, how many people in the US will be downloading that album from file sharing sites because it’s not available in the US?  I’m guessing 100%.

These sorts of release schedules were probably acceptable ten years ago when Maxinquaye came out, but they are simply not feasible in today’s iTunes music-on-demand climate.  Someone at Tricky’s label needs to be slapped on the face with a herring.

Originally published 7/17/08