Tag: review
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Ohio Long Players: Phil Ochs’ Pleasures of the Harbor
This is the first in a column focusing on classic albums associated with Ohio. Next time you see me I’ll be reviewing an album by probably the most famous group to have Ohio in their name. So famous I stole that name for the name of my column. Funny how that works. The story of…
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Trust the Process: A Few Proud Emotional Words on Twenty One Pilots’Breach
2015: Against all odds, the nerdy class black sheep makes a friend. The attempt at trust doesn’t go unpunished. The friend journeys down the alt-right pipeline, betraying him. Meanwhile, as a hopeless romantic, the black sheep continuously embarrasses himself in delusionships everyone knows are a lost cause except him. He ends the chapter alone. 2020:…
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Redefining Life and Finding Perspective: Earl Sweatshirt’s Brilliant ‘Live Laugh Love’
Earl Sweatshirt’s newest album Live Laugh Love clocks in at just over 24 minutes. Some Uber Eats orders take longer than that. But, here, Earl’s meal serves up far more potency per serving than any Uber Eats order possibly could. Rarely does a track run over two minutes, yet each feels so dense and deliberate…