I am Kyle's self-indulgence

Remember when I raved about Micah P. Hinson a while back? No?

Well, I was thinking yesterday, "I wonder if Micah P. Hinson is working on a new album yet." I consulted Wikipedia and learned that he was indeed working on a new album and that it was already released last month--and yet I had heard no mention of it.

Next I went to Amazon and found all copies of the CD priced at almost $30. These are obviously imports. The album is supposed to be released (again, according to Wikipedia) on Jade Tree Records in the US, yet the label's official site has no mention of it.

Not willing to buy a $30 CD (or even a $20 used one) before hearing it first, I checked last.fm and found that the entire album is streaming for free.

So I listened.

And I loved it.

And now I know I have to buy it.

I finally went to eBay and found some copies of the CD available from UK sellers. With the conversion from pounds to dollars plus shipping, it looks like I can get the CD for 10 or 15 bucks, which isn't too bad, I guess.

It doesn't seem right, though, that I have to send away to another continent for a CD recorded by a country-folk musician in Texas. I may not know much about how the music industry works, but I think that even a musician of very minor renown should be able to get someone to release a CD in the US at an affordable price.

By the way, if you want to hear why I'm so determined to get my hands on this, take a listen to Throw the Stone.