1960 is not exactly considered a peak year for popular music, and there's no shortage of drivel in this collection, but there are also dozens of great songs from the likes of Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, and Ray Charles.
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Music Preview: ‘Una Noche con Ruben Blades’
'Una Noche con Ruben Blades' is superb. If you’re into stellar music, fluent and elegant, then this is the album you’ve been seeking.
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'Woven Threads' is glorious, defying description by means of adjectives like superb, stellar, lush, gorgeous, brilliant, and superlative.
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'No State Solution' is innovative, brisk, declarative, and supercharged.
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New indie pop album from Nehedar.
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The Latin singer-songwriter releases his English-language debut album.
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