Archives – 2017 – July  

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A list in which the descriptions match the wrong entries.
A list in which the order is determined drunk and the descriptions are written sober.
A list in which the order is determined sober and the descriptions are written drunk.
A list in which the […]

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2017 Albums I Like Part 2
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I am still listening to a new-to-me LP every day! A lot – in fact, most – of those LPs come from this year. So here are 30 MORE albums I’ve enjoyed a lot, in some kind of ranking. Confusingly perhaps, these are not all records relea[…]

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