Download “New York Rules” comp for free

nyrulespackageRemember the New York Rules cassette we reviewed back in March? Well, Burn Books has officially sold the hell out of the limited edition compilation, and is now offering it for free download. While you don’t get the truly enormous poster with which it came, the sonic fidelity of MP3s are roughly equivalent to that of a cassette, meaning you folks who like your shit lo-fi will still be somewhat happy.

Plus, you know – fucking free music. Shut your mouth if you’ve any complaints and make with the clicky-click to get some free tunes from Night Birds, Pregnant, and more.

Download New York Rules (left click, Mediafire)

Various Artists, “New York Rules” cassette

nyrulespackageVarious Artists
New York Rules
(Burn Books)

Holy fucking crap. Despite my inveterate leanings against cassettes, here we are reviewing the New York Rules mixtape that Burn Books put out. Why? Well, first of all – they sent it to the Nuthouse, so it’s not like we had to pay for it. Secondly – it pretty much rules.

To listen to the damn thing, I had to take it to the day job with me. The cassette deck in our stereo upstairs is dead, and that’s the only one in the house. Thankfully, the bakery has a nice dual deck, in order to play the hundreds of cassettes accumulated over the decade and a half the place has been open.
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