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There have been three pop LPs this year that I’ve really been digging: they are gloriously wacky.
Read More about Fuse Music Round-up: The Year in Alternative Music … So FarI love an album that ends with a bang – and The Swans’ To Be Kind ends with four.
Read More about CD Review: Swans — “To Be Kind” is Some Kind of a MasterpieceSeptember brings a lot of good shows to Boston. Watch out in particular for the Flying Lotus show if you’re into electronic/ beats music and the Olivia Tremor Control reunion show.
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