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Review: Bruce Springsteen roars for democracy in powerful Minneapolis concert The Boss saluted the strength and hope generated by Minnesotans this winter.

Bruce Springsteen gave a rousing five-minute sermon about the “corruption in the White House,” calling out Attorney General Pam Bondi by name and ultimately imploring, “Let’s fight for the America we love. Are you with us?”

The crowd of nearly 20,000 exploded.

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Minneapolis headlines today:
- Minnesotans cope w/effects of traumatic ICE detainment
- MN ex-detainees tell court Feds impeded access to attorneys
-No charges for SOTU guest
- Twin Cities earn Profile in Courage award
- Global freedom at risk but MN ray of hope
-Twin Cities set example for nation

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Thank you so much, @juliemch.bsky.social for hosting us again! Thank you all for the love, appreciate you. 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Counting down one of the best years of music in recent memory was great reminder of how getting fresh takes from others pushes my own songwriting. See you all next time! 🏆💜👋🏻

#2017SongsTop20

If We Were Vampires YouTube video by Jason Isbell - Topic

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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit-If We Were Vampires

"A bittersweet, melancholy song, 'If We Were Vampires' showcases Jason Isbell's fortitude as an acoustic performer and captures the deep questions that a finite life poses to any real love story."

-Liv Stecker, The Boot, 5/18/17.

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Alvvays - Dreams Tonite [Official Audio] YouTube video by Alvvays

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"For songs that ask 'What might have been?' there exists an equal reality of 'What wasn’t.' As Molly Rankin looks back at a short-lived romance, she questions those two frames of mind, and the forces that separate lovers."

-Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 7/26/17.

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Don't Delete The Kisses YouTube video by Wolf Alice - Topic

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"'Don't Delete'...shows technicolor, cinematic ambition. In a hazy, whiskey-soaked evening through steamed-up taxi windows, Ellie Rowsell's inner monologue project out unedited as she falls-or rather stumbles-into love."

-DIY Magazine, 7/5/17.

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Chastity Brown-Drive Slow

"Chastity Brown’s thoughtful songwriting and careful attention to detail are on full display for 'Drive Slow.' 'That one's a song about taking one’s time and trying not to miss anything along the way.'”

-Brittney McKenna/CB, American Songwriter, 5/3/17.

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Sylvan Esso-Die Young

“'Die Young' is one of the strongest examples of how Sylvan Esso crafts sparse electropop gems with an easy, natural openness. Amelia Meath delivers memorable, folksy vocal hooks that have their own glowing darkness."

-Andrew Paschal, Pop Matters, 3/13/17.

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Dear Life YouTube video by Beck - Topic

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"With a jaunty roadhouse piano and sizzling guitar, 'Dear Life' is deeply inviting, down to the final la-la-la-las. Beck's complex lyrics question life itself in a sunny, upbeat pop song which doubles as a scream into the void."

-Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 8/24/17.

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Entitlement Crew YouTube video by The Hold Steady - Topic

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The Hold Steady-Entitlement Crew

"Regardless of where 'Entitlement Crew' could take place, Craig Finn does well with the setting; capturing fun evenings like this and nervous moments that come with them. It’s equal parts celebratory and anxious."

-James Crowley, Atwood, 1/8/18.

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Big Thief-Mythological Beauty

"The song is about the difficulties of motherhood, especially at a young age. 'Mythological Beauty' fills listeners with emotion and takes them on a journey, as if viewing Adrianne Lenker’s life through a camera roll."

-Samuel Kesler, WQHS, 4/6/17.

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Bully-Running

"Edgy bass, guitar and angsty vocals-which lyrically, Alicia Bognano describes as 'shamelessly keeping yourself distracted or making up excuses to avoid processing certain emotions', the song intensely emotes emergence into adulthood."

-Lisa Nguyen, Paste, 8/30/17.

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Pain YouTube video by The War On Drugs - Topic

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The War On Drugs-Pain

"'Pain' is about sadness, yet seems to search-even beg-for hope and understanding. The track's swirling guitars, whispering vocals and layers of instrumental dreaminess are the primary vessels of a cathartic release of musical bliss."

-Carrie, IICM, 9/6/17.

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Over Everything YouTube video by Courtney Barnett - Topic

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"'Over Everything' shows how easy Vile and Barnett partner in creativity and reality, as the two trade sardonically existential observations and gnarled guitar riffs in this six-minute space-folk opus."

-Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 8/30/17.

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Motion Sickness YouTube video by Phoebe Bridgers - Topic

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Phoebe Bridgers-Motion Sickness

"Every lyric of 'Motion Sickness' carries its own story, each one delivered with precision. As the lyrics intensify, Bridgers' understated sound begins to unravel. There are fireworks packed under this cool exterior."

-Jamie Milton, NME, 7/18/17.

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St. Vincent - New York YouTube video by St. Vincent

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St. Vincent-New York

"Interestingly, there’s a lot in the track’s subtle underlayer. You don’t immediately notice the absence of guitars, but it helps to show a new view of Annie Clark's artistry, delving into her vulnerabilities sans the guitar."

-Josh Pineda, Medium, 7/13/17.

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Total Entertainment Forever YouTube video by Father John Misty - Topic

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Father John Misty-Total Entertainment Forever

"Addressing mankind’s possible doomed future with the nostalgia of the song’s instrumentation is incisive, given the modern world is seemingly based on a desire to return to a mythic past."

-William Hankey, The Edge SUSU, 3/16/17.

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Living In The City YouTube video by Hurray for the Riff Raff - Topic

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"'Living'...showcases Alynda Segarra's heavy guitar picking and a country/blues breath between the catchy choruses. The song captures something familiar, yet beautifully original and fresh."

-Carrie, Immersed In Cool Music, 11/15/17.

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The Sky Is A Neighborhood YouTube video by Foo Fighters - Topic

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Foo Fighters-The Sky Is A Neighborhood

"The Foos’ best track in years, it's all the more powerful through striking sincerity. 'Sky' pays homage to all the rock greats gone too soon while Dave Grohl faces the inevitability of his own mortality."

-Gwen Ihnat, AV Club, 9/15/17.

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Revolution Rock n Roll YouTube video by Low Cut Connie - Topic

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"'Revolution...' is what could have passed as The Replacements' attempt at a gospel song. Adam Weiner sounds like he wants to be reborn, if only he could shake off a decade long rock n’ roll hangover."

-Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 8/3/17.

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SZA-Drew Barrymore

"'Drew Barrymore' doesn’t even sound like SZA meant to write a song; it's something more akin to a diary entry or theatrical monologue. Her chaotic multi-voice narrative gives a 360 degree view of her psyche."

-Natty Kasambala, The Line of Best Fit, 12/8/17.

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Want You Back YouTube video by HAIM - Topic

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"All that this three-sister-machine needs is a memorable vocal phrase to repeat and modulate until it seems familiar as a folk standard, and they've hit upon one here with a chorus full of yearning and pitter-patter."

-Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5/3/17.

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Thank you, and thank you for listening! Yes, the lyrics are all mine. 😊

That would have been a great time to see them, for sure! Their music from Violator on was the time that I started to appreciate them and their music style. 🖤