The Friday Project will publish a book version of indie songwriter Kristin Hersh's
latest album, giving readers access to exclusive online material.Crooked will be published on 10th June, priced £12.99, and will feature a code that enables readers to download her album tracks for free as MP3 files. The book will include colour artwork, lyrics and an essay by Hersh about each song on the album, which will not be released in the UK. It will also include the opening chapters of her memoir, Paradoxical Undressing.
The book also gives readers access to online material including audio stems for every track, enabling fans to remix songs, a track by track audio commentary, video content, outtakes and a password to a forum where Hersh will answer questions from fans and hold webchats.
Scott Pack, The Friday Project publisher, said: "In this age of digital music the physical object is supposed to be dead. With this groundbreaking project we are going all out to prove that if you can offer music fans something beautiful and add a wonderful array of exclusive digital content then they will want to own it."
Hersh is best known for her work with 1980s indie rock band Throwing Muses, which she formed when she was 14. She has had five top 40 albums during her career. In 2007 she co-founded Cash Music, which offers content free to the public but provides exclusive material under a subscription scheme. Pack said: "She's such a pioneer of free content we wanted to do something special for her new CD."
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