Marcy Playground Offer Downloads
Marcy Playground fans who preorder the band's next album,
Shapeshifter, online will be allowed to download all 12 tracks in
the weeks leading up to its Nov. 2 release, Capitol Records announced
Monday (Sept. 13). The promotion, held through online retailers including
CDNow, Transworld and Tower, begins Sept. 25 with the album's first single,
"It's Saturday." Two tracks will be made available each week. The songs
are in Microsoft's Windows Media format and will be automatically disabled
once the album is released. Marcy Playground's self-titled 1997 debut
included the hit "Sex and Candy."