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Charlie Coupland Writes a Cold War Spy Song and a Wedding Love Song for the Same Album on "Shadow"

Charlie Coupland put two very different songs on the same eight-track record. The title track, "Shadow," is built around a charac...

thisaktmusic 20 Aug, 2026

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COMMUNIST SEX MAGIC Formed at the Cavern Club While Watching It Sell Out Its Own History on "This Charming Life" Album

COMMUNIST SEX MAGIC met at the Cavern Club, one of the most famous music venues in the world, and watched it function less like a living sp...

thisaktmusic 20 Aug, 2026

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Jesulobami Turns Personal Testimony Into Song on "God Glory Rise Upon You"

John Ikulala , recording under the name Jesulobami, didn't start writing "God Glory Rise Upon You" with a concept or a hook in...

thisaktmusic 20 Aug, 2026

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Ju-Lion The Voice Picks Community Over Numbers on "The Boy & The Voice" Album

Ju-Lion The Voice has said it plainly: "Streams are cool, but a real fanbase is everything." That one line explains a lot about h...

thisaktmusic 19 Aug, 2026

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Chris Colepaugh Spent Two Years Drumming for Big Sugar Before Writing "The Work Makes Me"

Chris Colepaugh's career didn't start behind his own microphone. Before fronting Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew, he spent ne...

thisaktmusic 19 Aug, 2026

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Driek Manders Composed This Album From a Psychiatric Ward on the "Through Wind and Weather"

Driek Manders was hospitalized in a psychiatric ward, being treated for depression, at the exact moment "Through Wind and Weather...

thisaktmusic 19 Aug, 2026

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Starry Boy Builds "Zen" Around What He Leaves Out

Starry Boy treats silence as an actual ingredient, not just the space between sounds, and "Zen" is where that approach becomes cle...

thisaktmusic 19 Aug, 2026

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