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Music magazines are one of Matthew Moyer’s ten favorite sublime pleasures in life (write in for a list of the other nine). But, at present, his magazine-buying situation had grown pretty grim–until Copper Press saved him from the horror of Rolling Stone. Turn it up, bring the noise.
Mink Lungs
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Malcolm Middleton
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Pinback
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Bright Eyes
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The Delgados
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Noahjohn
Water Hymns (Killdeer). Review by Rob Walsh.
The Reindeer Section
Son of Evil Reindeer (Pias America / Bright Star). Review by Matt Cibula.
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