Ben Harper is rallying behind his old friend Tom Freund . The singer/guitarist recently produced Freund’s new album, Collapsible Plans, and has made the disc available for only $1 for a limited time through his own Inland Emperor Records. In addition to Harper,  Collapsible Plans also features contributions from Jackson Browne.

In a open letter, Harper said, “I have been moved by Tom's music since the first note we played together in my family's music store after closing time -- just he and I with two guitars until the morning hours. He was the first person I had ever heard that was my age, writing songs of his own, and they were amazing. Tom is an extraordinarily soulful multi-instrumentalist, making my role as producer that much easier, enabling us to complete recording for Collapsible Plans in under ten days. A few of the songs on this record have been previously released, but I felt the record would be best served with not just new material, but also some of Tom's strongest material from the past… These are songs that deserve the entire world as an audience, and I didn't want to let the potential of that chance get away with Collapsible Plans. I appreciate and thank everyone at .net for checking this out, and for making this site what it is.”