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Songs about books: a mix tape

Artist:Akron/Family
Title:Franny/You're Human
Link Text:1. Akron/Family - Franny/You're Human
File Name:Akron Family - Franny You're Human.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Babyshambles
Title:East Of Eden
Link Text:7. Babyshambles - East of Eden
File Name:Babyshambles - East Of Eden.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Billy Bragg & Wilco
Title:Walt Whitman's Niece
Link Text:11. Billy Bragg ft Wilco - Walt Whitman's Niece
File Name:Billy Bragg ft Wilco - Walt Whitman's Niece.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1998
Artist:Bjφrk
Title:Sun In My Mouth
Link Text:3. Bjork - Sun In My Mouth
File Name:Bjork - Sun In My Mouth.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:How Airplanes Fly
Title:Luna I Believe In You
Link Text:8. How Airplanes Fly - Luna, I Believe in You
File Name:How Airplanes Fly - Luna I Believe In You.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Idlewild
Title:Roseability
Link Text:6. Idlewild - Roseability
File Name:Idlewild - Roseability.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:Kate Bush
Title:Cloudbusting
Link Text:13. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
File Name:Kate Bush - Cloudbusting.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1985
Artist:Los Campesinos!
Title:Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s)
Link Text:9. Los Campesinos! - Don't Tell Me to Do the Maths
File Name:Los Campesinos - Don't Tell Me to Do the Maths.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Modest Mouse
Title:Bukowski
Link Text:2. Modest Mouse - Bukowski
File Name:Modest Mouse - Bukowski.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Of Montreal
Title:The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Link Text:5. Of Montreal - The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
File Name:Of Montreal - The Past Is a Grotesque Animal.mp3
Bitrate:290 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Radiohead
Title:My Iron Lung
Link Text:15. Radiohead - My Iron Lung
File Name:Radiohead - My Iron Lung.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1995
Artist:Sound Team
Title:No More Birthdays
Link Text:12. Sound Team - No More Birthdays
File Name:Sound Team - No More Birthdays.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:The Cure
Title:Charlotte Sometimes
Link Text:4. The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes
File Name:The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes.mp3
Bitrate:241 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:The Decemberists
Title:Song For Myla Goldberg
Link Text:10. The Decemberists - Song for Myla Goldberg
File Name:The Decemberists - Song for Myla Goldberg.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:The Divine Comedy
Title:A Woman Of The World
Link Text:14. The Divine Comedy - A Woman of the World
File Name:The Divine Comedy - A Woman of the World.mp3
Year:1996

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