24KG production question - is it just me?

[TheWILDheart]

Hi all,

I've been listening to "Starshine" (which I freakin' love!) today and I also went back and listened to "Lady" and "The Dealer" as well after I noticed something.

All the production on these new tracks sound like it's recorded off an old cassette, with some quite distorted vocals in parts - especially if you crank the volume up. They almost sound like when you rip a song from YouTube and play it through your iPod, despite all 3 tracks being iTunes pre-order downloads.

I thought it might just be my iPod headphones, but I played it through my sennheisers and it was even more noticeable. It doesn't happen with any other tracks I've got ripped from CD or from iTunes.

Has anybody else noticed this or is it just me?