Previous Band of the Week artists, Green River Ordinance (GRO), recently announced that they would be giving away their acclaimed debut album The Beauty of Letting Go completely free. This independently released album is sincere and dynamic, sumptuously layered with rich, warm melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. Their unique brand of power-pop and indie rock is textured with just enough Texas colour to give their sound a down-home feel. GRO’s always honest, emotionally warm lyrics, strong drum driven, guitar rich songs sung by frontman Josh Jenkins’ country-boy-singing-rock vocals. GRO have the kind of talent that will inspire you to stand back a little, shake your head, and mutter in awe, “Fuck me, they’re fabulous!”

And now, amidst rumours that GRO are on the verge of signing with a major record label they have taken the unusual step of offering that amazing album free for download. They are also streaming their new EP Way Back Home for you to hear while there. According to GRO’s manager Paul Steele (Trivate Entertainment) the band are hoping to swell their ground support and to expose themselves to new audiences. Paul said, “We are basically trying the ‘pay it forward’ model relying on the fan to spread the music. FreeGRO.net is a site paid for by us allowing for the complete 100% free download of 10 songs, the full length Beauty of Letting Go no strings attached.” The ultimate goal is simply to get 500,000 downloads by May 2008.

To download The Beauty of Letting Go, free just visit FreeGRO.net. You can also visit GRO’s MySpace space.