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Elevator (EP) (Independent). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project (Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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I Like to Keep Myself in Pain (Anti). Review by James Mann.
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My Maudlin Career (4AD). Review by Steve Stav.
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Can’t Wait Another Day (Merge). Review by Andrew Coulon.
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Little Name
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Everything. Now! (Twentyseven). Review by Aaron Shaul.
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