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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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Tuesday Odds and Ends
by David Harrell
CD Baby delivered our albums to Last.fm last week. I missed the news last spring, when the IODA catalog was delivered to Last.fm. Though I'm not sure if this means Last.fm will be selling downloads or simply offering free streams and promo tracks. The Last.fm page for the Wrens (distributed by IODA) offers a single mp3 for sale, but the link actually sends you to the Amazon.com mp3 store...
An eMusic subscriber notes the recent arrival of some "major label" names in the catalog -- Elvis Presley, Cake, and Pink Floyd. And thanks to Starbucks/Hear Music, you'll find James Taylor and Joni Mitchell releases as well.
"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