I’m a little late to the party on this one, but the latest announcement from nin.com is of a new album entitled The Slip.

There’s a neat twist here that may surprise: it’s been released free to download. Yep, all you have to do is surrender an e-mail address and they’ll give you a download link, where you can choose from any or all of high-quality mp3 (LAME -V0 encoded), high-quality FLAC or m4a lossless, and high-quality 24-kbit/96Hz WAV download format.

As with the previous Ghosts release, all the downloads come with artwork in the form of a pdf file. The artwork for this release is minimal, but it definitely suits the music. It’s free because it is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike licence, which in plain English means you can share it with anyone you like, but if you make a derivative work (a remix) you must attribute the original work to Nine Inch Nails, and you may only do so if you are not a commercial entity.

As for the music itself? It’s moody; through some tracks, dark and brooding. Others are punchy and energetic, while others still are almost poppy in nature. For me personally, I’m reminded of the first time I listened to The Downward Spiral; sitting on a mates deck outside, with a bourbon in hand, whiling away the evening with conversation. In other words: to me, it’s true to the sound of Trent’s previous work. If music can conjure memories of good times past, it gets my thumbs up.

Trent has this to say about the album:

thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one’s on me

So head over to http://theslip.nin.com/ and grab yourself a copy!

I received my copy of Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV today! All the way from the US of A, it came in a padded package, in excellent condition.

The accompanying booklet, to my surprise, has different artwork than the provided online PDF download, and some may notice a spiffy iMac keyboard in one of the shots.

Unfortunately I couldn’t justify the cost of the $300USD super deluxe limited edition signed package, though I don’t envy Trent for having made the decision to make it available.

The video is titled: “Spend a day with us: play this 2500 times”

Nine Inch Nails’ latest album, Ghosts I-IV, has started shipping. I’ll be dutifully checking my mailbox over the next week or so in anticipation of its arrival.

If you ordered from nin.com:
The standard CD is shipping today.
The Deluxe Package:
Pre orders made on or before 4/6 will ship 5/1
Pre orders made 4/7 or later will ship on 5/15
(this due to overwhelming demand and additional order materials arriving later)
Limited Edition Package:
Will ship 5/1
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