The album is officially released as of about 6 pm last Saturday, November 13th. So far we have hard copies for sale at $10 a piece. We discussed the price of the album pretty thoroughly. Because ICG is a full length album (12 songs, about 50min.), all original material including the artwork and professionally produced in terms of both equipment and production, we decided to charge a reasonable $10.
The album release show went pretty much as planned. We played through most of the album tracks, which was fun. It has been a while since the last time we had a set list like that. Some of the songs on the album are four or five years old. They've been developed over the years, but it has been a long time coming to get them on an actual record. The amateur musician in pursuit of professionalism must be patient.
We have plans to get the tracks on iTunes and a variety of different internet-based purchasing platforms. There are so many things to do before that happens, though--number one starting our own website. I imagine necessary band media used to be limited recordings, photos, some artwork and maybe videos. Now, All of these things are necessary to start your facebook page. There are so many avenues for creativity and individual expression, I find it as an artist to be exhausting. I will admit our culture is making progress, but we are losing a lot in the process (for example, who are the authorities in music anymore? Not big brother, but the places you go to find good music).
Not to shamelessly plug our own material, but I think Iron. Cave. Graffiti. is a concept album. The concept is an attempt to trace the evolution of an artist along the lines of cultural movements in artistic expression. I can't really say the brokes have reached a verdict through writing, recording, producing and performing this album, but we have grown. The best thing an artist can do is grow.
