Most of the 400-plus LPs, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues, cassettes and steaming releases arriving next week are due on Friday the 13th. I don’t know if that’s why there are 50 fewer titles on the way than there were last week, but in any case, these artists can use […]

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A single word exposed the emptiness of ambition.

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