Dirty Projector - Bitte Orca

Like other Domino Records releases, this album will be available in WAV on the Domino online store. (Unfortunately for some reason it's not available on the release day). And don't hold your breath for a great deal, like other Domino WAV releases, there's a "delivery surcharge" of 5$ over the MP3 version. So except to see a 15$ price tag. Way too expensive. Get the vinyl - it comes with a voucher allowing you to download the WAV files for free.

In the meantime, read the Pitchfork review!

Boomkat

Boomkat is an online store I discovered while reading Gizmodo's excellent How to discover music in 2009. It a British record store specialized in electronic / techno music, but they also have some rock records. They sell CDs and vinyls and lots of their titles are available in FLAC. Unfortunately, with the exchange rate, it can be quite expensive as they charge per tracks.

As one example favorable there's Mokira' Sueismine offered in FLAC for 3.95 British pounds. That's about 7$ CAD or 6$ USD.

A more expensive example would be Monk's Black Monk Time available at 8.95 British pounds. That's over 13$ USD.

With the pricing structure and with all the unknown artists it's a good place to discover new music and buy a few tracks here and there.

I'll give it a try for sure.

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillon

When i received this great vinyl album in January, it came with a voucher to download the digital version on Domino Records. To my surprises I could download it in WAV. This is the first record company that I know of who offers WAV download. Not only was it surprising to have the option to download in WAV but it had no additional charges too!

You can also buy WAV digital records on their online store. 10$ per album + an extra 5$ for a "WAV delivery surcharges". Suddenly it's not a good deal. At 15$ you're better off buying the CD, ripping it and selling it used on Amazon or your local record store.

The music itself is worth every penny. It scored a 9.6 on pitchfork and I couldn't agree more.