God and the devil have preoccupied Andy Shauf’s work since the beginning. Sometimes, he paints sympathetic portraits; on 2009’s “The Devil,” he describes a lovesick Satan, clutching a bottle and weeping over the souls he’s […]
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Narrow Head’s previous album, 2020’s 12th House Rock, had a grim outlook. It was a document of total depression, its lyrics populated by apathy, self-loathing, and substance abuse. Accordingly, it sounded dirty and grungy, calling back to […]
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Rebecca Black: Let Her Burn
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Tennis: Pollen
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Did This Miami Woman Get Rich Selling Glamorous Real Estate — Or Scamming Covid Loans?
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