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THIS WEEK'S ALBUMS
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OLIVIA DEAN
From Wikipedia:
Olivia Lauryn Dean (born 14 March 1999) is a British singer and songwriter. She has released two studio albums, Messy (2023) and The Art of Loving (2025), as well as two live albums and four EPs.
In 2021, Dean was named the breakthrough artist of the year by Amazon Music, and in 2023, she was selected as BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year. As of 2025, Dean has been nominated for a Grammy Award, the Mercury Prize and three Brit Awards.
KOLSCH
Kinema
From Wikipedia:
Rune Reilly Kölsch (born 9 February 1977), simply known as Kölsch, is a Danish electronic dance musician and DJ from Copenhagen.
He has worked with artists such as Coldplay, Imogen Heap, London Grammar, Tiga, Sasha and Michael Mayer.
The Art of Loving
CAMERON WINTER
Heavy Metal
From Wikipedia:
Cameron Winter (born March 4, 2002) is an American musician who fronts the rock band Geese. He released his debut solo album, Heavy Metal, in 2024.
Winter grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, attending the Brooklyn Friends School. His mother, Molly Roden Winter, is a writer and his father, Stewart Winter, is a composer and co-owner of a sync library.
Double Infinity
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Parallel Lines - Blondie
From Wikipedia:
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 8, 1978, by Chrysalis Records. An instant critical and commercial success, the album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in April 1979. In Billboard magazine, Parallel Lines was listed at No. 9 in its top pop albums year-end chart of 1979. The album spawned several successful singles, notably the international hit "Heart of Glass".
PREVIOUS WEEKS' ALBUM REVIEWS
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