Presumably welcoming this latest NIN release is Dirty Pretty Things and former Libertines frontman Carl Barat who has, erm, criticised high-profile bands who give away their music for free. He was talking in particular about Coldplay, who made their latest single 'Violet Hill' available to download for nothing for seven days - picking up 600,000 in the first 24hrs alone.
Barat said that when bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails give away their music, it makes it harder for smaller bands to make money from their work. He told the Daily Star: "You could say [Coldplay] were jumping on the bandwagon a bit. Fair enough they did it, but you can't escape the fact that big name, big money bands who release their stuff for free are harming the scene. The industry is struggling financially and this is like missile after missile. How do new bands compete? We didn't have a big budget for our new album. And we've had to supplement the cash by doing more sideline work. I hope people don't think we're starting to go all corporate. We're not. We just want to keep putting out music and being a band".