Independent download types eMusic are sponsoring the latest tour from V2's The Rakes which kicked off in Nottingham last night. As part of that co-branded music download cards will be distributed at the gigs offering a 25 free track trial of eMusic and promoting The Rakes' new album 'Ten New Messages', out this week, as well as the acoustic version of their track 'We Danced Together' which is available exclusively via eMusic.
Here's what eMusic Europe GM Madeline Milne says about the partnership: "Our partnership with V2 Music reaffirms the strong relationships we share with the independent labels and how we work together to bring exciting new music to our audience It's extremely beneficial to The Rakes as well, who will win new fans and increase their sales through high profile promotion on the eMusic website".
V2's Beth Appleton added: "We find eMusic to be an excellent service. With their absolute commitment to independent music, eMusic offers our independent artists a terrific opportunity to establish a deep connection with an audience that's passionately interested in the kind of groundbreaking new music that's emblematic of V2".
On the off chance we haven't already reported these, or you lost them, here are The Rakes dates to come. And I hope you appreciate them, we received them in the exact opposite formatting to what we use here at CMU - so a lot of toil and effort went into reformatting these.
20 Mar: Vicar Street, Dublin
21 Mar: Barrowlands, Glasgow
22 Mar: Octagon, Sheffield
23 Mar: UEA, Norwich
25 Mar: Ritz, Manchester
26 Mar: Newcastle Academy
28 Mar: Birmingham Academy
29 Mar: Bristol Academy
30 Mar: Guildhall, Southampton
31 Mar: Brixton Academy