The Great Year-End Songs Debate

The Great Year-End Songs Debate

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The Origins and Influence of Brian Eno’s Pioneering Album Ambient 1: Music for Airports

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The Wilco frontman and author talks to Associate Editor Sam Sodomsky about the pitfalls of music snobbery, what he doesn’t like about rock criticism, Wilco’s recent album Cousins, and his latest book World Within a Song, in which he writes about 50 tracks that rearranged his brai ...  Show more

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