let alone one I haven’t heard.

And the number of acts who I would buy a physical copy of their album without hearing it first is incredibly small. If I know it’s a great album from an act I want to support, then I’ll pay and even “overpay” a bit for a physical album. So yeah, I don’t really understand this strategy.

It’s hard to believe a sizable amount of people would pay $40 for a digital album - that’s vinyl prices. But if they do and he’s on top of that, then good for him.