But Mead has never sold many records, and after runs on two big labels (followed by brief stops on two minuscule ones), he's found himself starting over: Late last year, he released his new album (Almost and Always) through a service called NoiseTrade, on which listeners can either pay what they want or receive a free download in exchange for the email addresses of five friends.
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