I am realizing “release dates” are a little bit weird in this digital music world. Back in the day, an album had a release date (always a Tuesday for some sales tracking reason) and as a music fiend, Tuesdays were big days. You’d hope the ghetto Hastings in your neighborhood got the memo and stocked the new Tori Amos that was shipping across the country that weekend to arrive by…TUESDAY. And you bought it and took it home when everyone else did on TUESDAY.

Doing a Kickstarter, however…means the really amazing folks who made my record possible get it first. They’re a big part of my online and in person community, too – so my backers have received their downloads and I spent all weekend signing CDs and addressing envelopes. I’m still not done, because someone’s great idea to have a Trilogy (oh, that’s me) means triple the CDs to sign. I think I’ve autographed about 500 albums this weekend. My hand hurts. I’ve enjoyed every minute, though. Nothing makes you more grateful for each and every supporter than hand-writing their address thinking about them as you do it.

Except, so these magic 161 people have it, but then when do you REALLY “put out the record”? Some would say to just get it over with and put it on sale, but I need to go to the post office first so the Kickstarts get it ahead of time.

In the meantime, YOU CAN NOW PRE-ORDER Throats Are Quarries from the online store (link at the top or right here) and you’ll get it June 17th (and a track to download right now!).

The official release date is July 15, 2014!!!

Why July? I need time to send this sucker out for reviews. I’ve gotten a few in already and I’ll share those in the next post. Let’s just say I’m thrilled one said, “By the time the chorus kicks in, the track has turned into a full on fist puncher, and you’ll be wondering why you haven’t heard of her before and how you got by without her music this far.” (From Crossradar.com). I think that same thing every day, people.

ANYWAY…this is how I have decided to do it. Kickstarters receive it SOON. Pre-order receive it pretty soon. The world gets it in July.