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Highway Elegies: Living Bruce Springsteen’s ballads

A tantalising balance of folk, country, soul, and rock ’n’ roll, Bruce Springsteen is a master storyteller. His songs are ballads in the strictest sense of the word: almost...

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Jacob Collier is on scintillating form at Love Supreme

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Music

Highway Elegies: Living Bruce Springsteen’s ballads

Jacob Collier is on scintillating form at Love Supreme

In More, Pulp aren’t just trading on nostalgia – they’re fresh

Bonding, identities, and connections through music

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