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Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: August 5, 2024
New releases from Why?, Johnny Blues Skies and Chris Cohen

WHY?  
The Well I Fell Into 
(Waterlines) 

★★★★

 

 

Johnny Blue Skies 
Passage Du Desir 
(High Top Mountain) 

★★★★

Chris Cohen 
Paint A Room 
(Hardly Art) 

★★★

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