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Boston Indie Pop. - Listen to Almost Owen: We Out Here
Boston Indie Pop. - Listen to Almost Owen: We Out Here

That moment when you set your troubles aside.

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In Ashland, Oregon, the Local Businesses Come and Go
In Ashland, Oregon, the Local Businesses Come and Go

Kids were excited, lots of parents got dressed up, and the streets were buzzing with talk of Hufflepuffs and games of Quidditch.

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Your License to Be Weird. - Freedom Fry: David Bowie
Your License to Be Weird. - Freedom Fry: David Bowie

An upbeat, single-minded commitment to being weird for its own sake, and a fitting tribute to the ultimate icon of personal style.

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Party Favor & EZI - Be OK (Acoustic)
Party Favor & EZI - Be OK (Acoustic)

A stripped-down version of Party Favors hit from earlier this year rings the bell that sounds true for so many: why does it feel like this world wasnt made for me?

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FFO Judah & the Lion. - Listen to Abe Parker: Cool Kid
FFO Judah & the Lion. - Listen to Abe Parker: Cool Kid

In an age of fake news and infinite echo chambers, Parker delivers a simple mechanism for self-adjustment: authentic is the new cool.

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The Tao of Cézanne: Error is the Natural State of a Complex System.
The Tao of Cézanne: Error is the Natural State of a Complex System.

The Cézannes of the world bloom late not as a result of some defect in character, or distraction, or lack of ambition, but because the kind of creativity that proceeds through trial and error necessarily takes a long time to come to fruition (Malcom Gladwell, The New Yorker, October 13, 2008).

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USC Grad Finds Indie Rock Fulfillment. - Listen to Leah Capelle: alder lake
USC Grad Finds Indie Rock Fulfillment. - Listen to Leah Capelle: alder lake

Leah Capelle shares her capacity to strip naked and engage the cold grip of icy waters in a stubborn search for personal truth.

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Preview this New Track from Wildwood Kin: Beauty In Your Brokenness
Preview this New Track from Wildwood Kin: Beauty In Your Brokenness

An acoustic lament on the difficulties of self-acceptance, which was inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi.

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