Release
Prior to the albums official release, it was leaked onto the internet. Rowntree said "I'd rather it gushed" and “I’m rabidly pro the internet and as many people hearing our albums as possible. If it hadn’t been leaked by someone we probably would’ve leaked it ourselves”. Albarn speculated that the leak helped the reception of their live shows, due to the songs lyrics being more familiar to the audience.
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Famous quotes containing the word release:
“Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us,
let us find our rest in thee.”
—Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
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“The steel decks rock with the lightning shock, and shake with the
great recoil,
And the sea grows red with the blood of the dead and reaches for his spoil—
But not till the foe has gone below or turns his prow and runs,
Shall the voice of peace bring sweet release to the men behind the
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