|PIC1|dPulse Recordings has announced that long-time digital distribution partner INgrooves will handle both the digital and physical distribution of the coming Kevin Max album Côtes-d'Armor, to be released later this year.

The new album follows two recent Kevin Max releases on dPulse Recordings - the 2008 digital-only release Crashing Gates, which has gone on to become the label's top-selling digital EP; and Raven Songs 101, a spoken word release recorded by Max in collaboration with the legendary Adrian Belew (King Crimson, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads).

The success of these digital releases proved influential in the decision to partner for both digital and physical distribution for the new album - with the full distribution support of a major mainstream label/distributor.

For Côtes-d'Armor, exclusive digital distribution will be direct via INgrooves, while partner Fontana Distribution - the independent music arm of Universal Music Group - will facilitate physical distribution worldwide. INgrooves is a strategic partner of UMGD (Universal Music Group Distribution), and has distributed dPulse Recordings digital releases since 2003.

Côtes-d'Armor will be the first dPulse compact disc release distributed worldwide by INgrooves/Fontana/UMGD.

Max is a former member of Grammy-winning group dctalk, with Tobymac and new Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait. He recently toured Europe, including one stop at Belfast, and last year teamed up with Joanne Cash to release Hope, Volume One, a compilation CD with proceeds benefiting Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE).

The release features selections from Kevin Max, Joanne Cash featuring Johnny Cash, Lisa Loeb, Charlotte Martin, Katy Rose and others, plus an exclusive mix of Curtis Peoples' "Wake Up".