Mike Hale's New Record (FREE!)

I realize this is about to turn into the Suburban Home Records blog (not that would be such a bad thing...), but they just seem to have a shitload of great news to announce lately.

So here's some more great news from the label: they'll be giving away Mike Hale's new solo record "Lives Like Mine" for free (read that last sentence again Chico. For free!). Mike now fronts the band In the Red and and used to play in Gunmoll.

Here's the news from SHR founder Virgil Dickerson:

Today, we are excited to announce that we have made the decision to give away Mike Hale's upcoming album, "Lives Like Mine" for free digitally. Mike just announced it in his Punknews.org column, "For Those Still Standing" which has been his journal of his life after making the decision to quit his job, end his lease, sell back his car, and stop life as he knew it for a full time life on the road.Finding inspiration from Chris Anderson's FREE, QuoteUnquoteRecords.com, and the knowledge that any internet savvy music fan can get pretty much any album they want for free, I called Mike up a few weeks back to share with him my idea. It took him a minute, but after he thought it out, he agreed that this was as good time as any to do this....

In the end, it is our hope that as many people as possible listen to the albums we release. So much work goes into the making of a brand new album and we hope that if you like what you hear, you might consider buying a copy on CD, on vinyl, or through a donation. Any proceeds raised from the sales and donations will go towards recouping the expenses that went into making the record. Any profits will be split equally between Mike Hale and Suburban Home Records.

Mike is also about to start a massive tour with label mates Ninja Gun (an absolutely amazing band from Augusta, Georgia. They put out one of my favorite records last year).

Download Mike's new album, buy a CD, see 'em live and pick up a t-shirt. Come on, what else are you going to spend your money on?

I've already pre-ordered the Mike Hale deluxe pack (with LP, CD, shirt and coffee mug) and I'm extremely cheap!