) with the benefit of the majority of the proceeds going directly to the artist.

Most casual fans wanted Meantime II . Instead, they got a song about a dog (“Wilma’s Rainbow”) and a cover of a 1949 country standard (“I Know”). In FLAC, Betty is revelatory. Hamilton’s jazz background shines. Listen to “Biscuits for Smut” – the guitar solo isn’t noise; it’s bebop phraseology distorted to hell. The FLAC codec handles the complex cymbal work of Stanier without the “swishy” artifacting that plagues 320kbps MP3s.