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‘Dig Me Out’ was Riot Grrrl grown up—women with a developed musicality and mature, layered, authoritative vocals singing about the complexities of relationships and adult survival.
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‘Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music’ was a high point in Charles’ career and influenced others in ways no one could have imagined back in 1962.
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Taking elements of jazz, blues, soul, funk and rock & roll, Prince’s ninth studio affair is the culmination of 60 years of musical development in one immaculately produced package.
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Harvey’s debut studio affair is radically chafing and, yes, angry, but also remarkably vulnerable in that it documents in confessional detail a young woman coming of age and into her sexuality.
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