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September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
It was hot. You’d breathe in and feel the temperature. Then the smoke came and you couldn’t breathe at all for a week. Then the light changed and you knew all at once that it was over.
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December 27, 2020
December 27, 2020
Having now put what I consider to be the best music of this year all in one place, I realize that this has surreptitiously been one of the best years of musical output in recent history.
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February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021
This effort highlights various artist soundtracks that make the best mixtapes, leaving traditional scores and single artist soundtracks out.
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