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ANDY MIAH advocates the use of AI to assist people by expanding access to global literature and culture
EWAN KOTZ relishes a veteran Glasgow band that have lost none of their verve for live performance
Ma Polaine’s Great Decline
Molecules
(OMH Records)
★★★★★
THE good news is that, contrary their name, there is no discernible “decline,” great or otherwise, in Ma Polaine’s wondrous musical visions or indeed the virtuosity in their delivery.
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