To be honest, my original comment meant moreso as a quick quip in surprise that the album wasn't getting pirated quickly. How much did that have to do with her apparent lack of popularity? an increase of people streaming instead of pirating/buying? etc. Unfortunately I didn't follow up with that type of questioning, and just looked like a piracy-hungry mongrel.
And I understand the "hey, don't pirate unless you have to!!" response.
Personally, I don't think the streaming and big-name digital download services (iTunes, Spotify, etc) are doing the artists much good. The labels earn hardly any revenue from it, the artists even less. There's something to be said for getting higher rankings and the perceived popularity that shows, gets people interested, which hopefully gets them more TV appearances, more butts in seats for concerts, etc... but if we're talking money-for-artist, I'd much rather buy the physical for an inflated price. If Up-Front had digital downloads on Bandcamp (artist takes 85%), I'd be all over it.
At any rate, I did sign up for the 3 month trial of Apple Music, and agree with Shoujo Q's review. I'm not actually familiar with Bonnie Pink's work, but a lot of the slow songs on this album are a lot more talking/folksy, and it's a real jarring difference from the synth pop tracks. At the moment I prefer her first album, but there are definitely some real jewels on
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