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What If the Best Artists Never Changed? (opens the original)
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Just a couple weeks ago, a new War on Drugs song came out. When I put it on, I felt a breath of fresh air whisper through my body. The weathered rasp of Adam Granduciel’s vocals that never fails to encapsulate melancholy and euphoric ecstasy at the same time. The shimmering guitars and glowing synths with the steady heartbeat of the percussion. The inevitable guitar solo to close out the track. It was classic Drugs. Listening to War on Drugs always makes me feel like I’m doing something epic. Li
Fine Print Fridays #002 (opens the original)
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Nobody Wants To Be A Manager (opens the original)
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Video Games Are Changing How We Discover Music (opens the original)
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Fine Print Fridays #001 (opens the original)
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