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- Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
At the time of their endearing-but-muddy self-titled debut, “San Francisco’s Grateful Dead” were already local legends, but no one quite knew what to do with them on record.
- Mr. Tophat
Trust Me EP
Scandinavian house and disco producer Mr. Tophat recruits his superstar compatriot Robyn for a three-song EP.
- Bash & Pop
Anything Could Happen
Anything Could Happen is the first album in 24 years from Bash & Pop, Tommy Stinson’s short-lived post-Replacements outfit. It’s less an exercise in reliving the past than coming to terms with it.
- Botany
Raw Light II
The Austin-based producer Spencer Stephenson (aka Botany) builds his music, made from loosely interlocking samples and loops, like a collage artist.
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