When I was looking up that Broken Bells track the other day, I spotted this comment on another website where the song had been posted. Didn't take long for the Web Sheriff to track me down, too. I actually appreciate this approach. The friendly neighbor spin is silly, but it manages to simultaneously guide people to the artist's (legal) material, remind me that they're on the lookout without saying anything threatening, and even show some appreciation for sharing without pirating.

Ironic, though, that the Grey Album mastermind / mash-up poster boy has the Web Sheriff on his dime now. (Well, Columbia would be the one paying, but I'm sure it's part of the overhead that the label recoups).

"WEB SHERIFF
Who You Gonna Call
Tel 44-(0)208-323 8013
Fax 44-(0)208 323 8080
websheriff@websheriff.com
www.websheriff.com

Hi wtb,

On behalf of Columbia Records, Monotone and Broken Bells, many thanks for plugging "Broken Bells" / the artists’ eponymous album on your site (street date 9th March) ... thanks, also, on behalf of the label, management and artists for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, then full length versions of "The High Road" (as already featured by you) and "Vaporize" are available for fans and bloggers to link to / post / host etc at www.brokenbells.com ... .. for further details of the new album, special pre-orders, on-line promotions, videos and 2010 shows, check-out the official site, as well as the artists’ MySpace at www.myspace.com/brokenbells and YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/brokenbells ... .. and keep an eye on these official sources for details of further news, preview material and on-line promotions.

Thanks again for your plug.

Regards,

WEB SHERIFF"