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Digital Audio Insider is David Harrell's blog about the economics of music and other digital content. I write from
the perspective of a musican who has self-released four albums with the indie rock band the Layaways.
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Tis the Season
by David Harrell'Tis the Season
Christmas/holiday releases are big sellers in December -- especially as digital downloads. They make up 12 of today's top 25 album downloads in iTunes and 11 of the top 25 releases in eMusic.
But holiday albums only account for five of the top 25 CDs in Amazon.com's current chart and just two of the top 25 in the most recent Billboard 200 chart. Maybe the effects of any holiday-related impulse buying decisions are stronger with digital downloads than with physical CDs. Though it's possible you'd find a similar trend for CDs if you were able to see daily in-store sales. (Or with next week's Billboard chart.)
"The Layaways make fine indie pop. Hushed vocals interweave with understated buzzing guitars. The whole LP is a revelation from the start." -- Lost Music
"Catchy Guided by Voices-like rockers who lay it on sweetly and sincerely, just like Lionel Richie." -- WRUV Radio
"These are songs that you want to take home with you, curl up with, hold them close -- and pray that they are still with you when you wake up." -- The Big Takeover