Wow, you guys love the Tap Tap, don’t you? I knew that you would. And, whoa, so many of you saying it’s one of your favorite discs of the year? That’s awesome.

I confess, it’s one of my favorites too. But for some reason, it seems like it would be weird for me to add it to my Favorites sidebar over there. Which, in actuality, shouldn’t feel weird, because it’s not like I make money off these releases (though hopefully the artists do; which reminds me: the “Tip the Artist” concept I came up with? A definite success, I’d say. I was able to send a modest check over to Tap Tap after just 2 weeks of sales, and that is freaking AMAZING. Thank y’all so much.)

Also, I was “like whoa” when I saw that TT was as high as #3 or #4 on that Elbo.ws thingy. Crazy. That’s not bad for a disc with a $0 marketing and promotions budget.

Oh, and remember, last week, I suggested that it’s kind of interesting to listen to TT’s version of “Come On Feet,” and then to compare how different it is in style from the Pete & the Pirates version? Well, I just realized you can actually do that now: The TT version appears in this month’s mix, and the P & the P version is up on the Stolen Recordings Myspace. So, like, if you’re bored on a Friday afternoon, there you go: Go compare some songs.

I realize some of you might be getting sick of these Tap Tap posts, but all I can say is that it’s just terribly hard to contain my enthusiasm for Lanzafame. But do not despair: I’m sure I’ll be moving on to obsessive posting about Swan Lake before you know it.

Oh, and one more thing: if Johnny Marr is a member of Modest Mouse, then Rosie Thomas is pregnant with Sufjan’s baby.