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MP3s: Top Ten Downloads!

Posted Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:19pm PDT by Ken Micallef in Better Living Through MP3

According to IODA, "the industry-leading digital distribution company for the global independent music community," the following are the top ten MP3 downloads of the week. You got a problem with that? Hey, I don't create the lists, I just inform you of the facts. And what a week it was!

1. Santogold's Santogold: Bearded female vocalist Peaches channels ‘80s new wave freaks Missing Persons for a bright new thing sound that will challenge all American Idol winners and those looking for more grit with their musical porridge.

SantogoldSantogold
"L.E.S Artistes" (mp3)
from "Santogold"
(Lizard King)

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2. The Mother Hips' Kiss The Crystal Flake: Omigod, Cheap Trick resurrected, with an acid tab flashback of Beggars Banquet era Rolling Stones.

Kiss The Crystal FlakeThe Mother Hips
"Time We Had" (mp3)
from "Kiss The Crystal Flake"
(Camera Records)

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3. Between The Trees' The Story And The Song: I have ugly itchy feelings for the Psychedelic Furs, Drums And Wires era XTC and that scrawny Swede band whose name I can't even recall.

The Story and The SongBetween The Trees
"White Lines & Red Lights" (mp3)
from "The Story and The Song"
(Bonded Records, Inc)

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4. Wade Robson's Project: Dance Beats Vol. 1: Tony the Tiger eats Britney Spear's spasmodic brain matter--and it's as horrible as you might imagine.

Wade Robson's Project: Dance Beats Vol. 1Wade Robson
"Battlewalk" (mp3)
from "Wade Robson's Project: Dance Beats Vol. 1"
(Wajero Entertainment, Inc.)

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5. Cake's Motorcade Of Generosity: What does it say when those old fart frat boys from the 90s still hang tough?

Motorcade of GenerosityCake
"Ruby Sees All" (mp3)
from "Motorcade of Generosity"
(Upbeat Records)

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6. Blackalicious' Alphabet Aerobics: Now we're talking.

Nia                                                  

Blackalicious
"The Fabulous Ones" (mp3)
from "Nia"
(Quannum Projects)

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7. Buckethead & Friends' Enter The Chicken: More brain melting guitar histrionics from the Manhattan devil worshipper!

                                                   Enter The Chicken

Buckethead & Friends
"We Are One" (mp3)
from "Enter The Chicken"
(Serjical Strike Records)

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8. Chris Garneau's Music For Tourists: Speechless.

Music For TouristsChris Garneau
"Baby's Romance" (mp3)
from "Music For Tourists"
(Absolutely Kosher)

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9. Lyrics Born's Later That Day...

Later That Day...Lyrics Born
"Bad Dreams" (mp3)
from "Later That Day..."
(Quannum Projects)

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10. Blue Tribe's Deep Buddha: Where's my snifter of Cognac?

Deep BuddhaBlue Tribe
"The Way of Sakayama" (mp3)
from "Deep Buddha"
(Ultraviolet Productions)

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