Hellcat Records has announced that Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong will be releasing his solo album titled A Poet's Life and will be available for FREE download on the internet starting October 7th, 2006. Tim has posted the first track from the album online. He recorded the track with the Aggrolites and you can check it out here.Tim also had a lengthy statement, including:

I’ve been in the studio, recording songs and decided to put them out as a solo record. This album is going to be different from the rest, mainly because we’re going to give it away for free on the internet. It’s our way of saying thanks to everyone, for all the support over the years.The next record I’ll be working on is Rancid’s seventh album. We’re recording it as soon as we get off the road in December. Our plan is to jump into the studio right after tour, that’s when our playing and singing is the strongest.

You can check out the video via this page.For the entirety of Tim's statement, you can click Read More

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