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Sean Nicholas Savage – Bermuda Waterfall
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Owen Pallett – In Conflict
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Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Music // ReviewThe album’s slower burning, grunge-tinged tracks, fuelled by Olsen’s torch-song lyrics and fiery delivery, give Burn Your Fire For No Witness a