Fans have never heard the voices behind the soulful, melancholy instrumental band My Education. In their Kickstarter, they introduce themselves as they ask you to help them finance their European tour.
Their latest album, “A Drink For All My Friends,” will be available in the US this September and in Europe this October. They’ve already covered the costs of recording, mixing, and producing the album. Heck, they already have shows booked and gear rentals scheduled for their European tour. All they need is plane fare to get the band there and back.
If you’re a fan of the Austin music scene, supporting this Kickstarter is a great way to help one of our local acts get some well deserved international attention while also building up your MP3 library. A $10 donation gets you a download of their new album. Bump that up to $15 if you want it in CD form, and for $25 you can get it on vinyl (along with some nifty stickers).
Each donation level adds on more music. In fact, for $125 you get a digital download of their entire back catalog, plus vinyl copies, plus a t-shirt and stickers. It’s a bargain. Donation levels go all the way up to $500 for all that plus an original piece of art from Skye, one of the band members. If you’re feeling extra generous, you can spend $1500 to have them perform at your wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, or party.
This is exactly why Kickstarter was created. Fans get all kinds of bonus content they can’t pick up at iTunes while the band gets to spread a little bit of Austin’s awesomeness across another continent. Watch a couple of live recordings and see if you don’t agree that this band deserves to go on tour.
