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Last year producer Youth (yes, from Killing Joke) and Sir Paul McCartney recorded 13 songs over 13 days. This week these songs are released under the moniker The Fireman in a package entitled Electric Arguments. Today the album is released in Japan and direct-to-fan via The Fireman’s Website (using the Topspin platform) and this week the album will hit stores through many independent labels worldwide including our friends at ATO in the US and One Little Indian in Europe.

You can stream the album in its entirety from The Fireman’s Web site, and if you’d like to buy you can choose digital, CD, vinyl, or a deluxe pack including all of the above and then some. All options come with an immediate download of the album. It’s a great record, from the opening Zep-stomp of “Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight” (inspired by a phrase by the same guy who inspired “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da”) to my personal favorite track on the album, the ambient outro of “Don’t Stop Running”. Varied, soulful, creative. But don’t take my word for it, check some of the reviews that are appearing on Amazon already.

It goes without saying it’s been an honor to help release a record created by Paul McCartney and Youth. We are humbled and thankful (as our time of thanks approaches here in the US). But it’s also been a tremendous pleasure to get to work with everyone from all the companies that made this release happen. Paul’s team is incredible: smart, in love with music, and forward-thinking (what more could you ask for?), and it’s been a pleasure to work with Outside Line (the Web firm that built The Fireman site), ATO, and everyone else involved in this project. Hopefully these companies and labels would tell you Topspin plays well with others, too. We long to be part of a healthy music ecosystem; it’s encouraging to work closely with such great people. Thanks to you all.

Enjoy!

ian c rogers
Topspin