emma christley writes
weekly (new to me) album reviews and long-form essays covering popular music with a sprinkle of musicological perspective
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- Jul 20, 2026
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50 Years of “All the President’s Men” and the Summer of Nixonmaxxing (opens the original)
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From here to stratosphere (opens the original)
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A busker with an Oscar (opens the original)
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Portrait of an artist on the rise (opens the original)
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