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new album "Something in the Room She Moves" out now

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julia holter
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"Something in the Room She Moves" is out now Thank you for listening, friends 🌈
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my new album "Something in the Room She Moves" comes out March 22 🐠 preorder now album art by Christina Quarles
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i have a new song called “Sun Girl” 🪁   single art by Christina Quarles
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i had a dream kate bush was teaching me how to swim
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My new album "Aviary" is out today
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my new album "Aviary" is out Oct 26. here is a video by Dicky Bahto for the song "I Shall Love 2"
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7 years
AK IA KY OH TN UT WV etc (listed below) call your senators for sake of public education and humanity and sanity #stopdevos #stopsessions
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Women's March
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Call these senators and tell them a vote for DeVos is a vote against our children! #StopDeVos
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man on airplane mad at me for liking beyonce bc she's a "crazy feminist". he says I should like a band called "imagine dragons" what is that
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here is my new song "Evening Mood" with a film by Dicky Bahto Elizabeth Goodfellow—percussion Dev Hoff—fretless bass Julia Holter—voice, Wurlitzer, lap steel Chris Speed—clarinet Tashi Wada— Prophet 6 Photo: Camille Blake
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@perfumegenius omg Perfume Genius! ❤️❤️
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not to brag but this band is really good
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Burning!
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One of the best shows I’ve ever seen man WOW! Everyone tap into Julia Holter at this second at this very instant #Icommandyou #manifestdestiny
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@JULIA_HOLTER
julia holter
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The passing of composer Yoshi Wada has hit me in many ways, as he was both a creative inspiration to me and the father of my partner Tashi. Here is a beautiful and thorough tribute to him from the New York Times
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can't find my 2004 cover of "Crazy" by Britney Spears
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is everyone ready for my feature length comedy all in middle english
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7 years
a 1970 letter from James Baldwin to Angela Davis has been haunting me recently. terrifyingly relevant
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6 months
some European shows coming up next Spring 👽
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Every Day is an Emergency
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2 years
how much silence do you think you need
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@JULIA_HOLTER
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4 years
I'm excited @Tim_Burgess asked me to do this group listen party to my record Aviary, means a lot and have been looking forward to it today but felt like it wouldn't feel right to do it at this moment. we are rescheduling for another date soon. sending love 🌈🌈🌈
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Tim Burgess
4 years
We’re postponing tonight’s Julia Holter listening party. Sending love to Julia and everyone in the US - difficult times right now. Julia would rather celebrate the album another time x x
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the lyrics at the end are "I shall love I shall love I shall love I shall I shall I shall love I shall I shall I shall shall shall shall shall shall shall shall love love love love love love love love love love love"
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@JULIA_HOLTER
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excited to play new songs at Primavera Sound. starting tomorrow--Barcelona, and then Madrid and Porto!
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“Something in the Room She Moves” limited edition 2xLP on clear vinyl 🌜 Comes with special photo by Dicky Bahto, signed by me So excited for the art on this record! Album art by Christina Quarles Insert photo by Dicky Bahto Design by Matthew Cooper
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4 years
this will be fun 🌙
@Tim_Burgess
Tim Burgess
4 years
We will be virtually meeting up for a listening party featuring @JULIA_HOLTER ’s work of genius, Aviary. Such a brilliant album. Julia will be tweeting us through the album track by track Date tbc #timstwitterlisteningparty
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many many moons
@rvngintl
RVNG Intl.
2 years
released 10 years ago this past week, julia holter's ekstasis. what started with @nitejewel introducing us and, after many months/moons of music/idea exchange, arriving at this album, ekstasis remains an illuminated moment for us, and julia a dear friend + collaborator 🌕🌸
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like all of the work of @LaurelHalo this record is remarkable and unlike anything else, but also this one feels particularly hallucinatory to me, which i love--piles of magic with new hidden gems emerging w every listen
@LaurelHalo
Laurel Halo
11 months
thrilled to announce my first album in five years, Atlas, is coming out September 22 on my new label Awe. You can listen to the first single 'Belleville', a piano ballad which features a harmony stack moment with @cobysey pre-order & more info here:
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so excited to join the great Perfume Genius—LA at the Wiltern March 20 🎊🎊
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all shows with actual family member @hand_habits plus a special edition in LA with legend @JULIA_HOLTER
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i feel slow like honey and heavy with moodd
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4 years
wild to revisit this—thanks so much for listening and thank you @Tim_burgess for having me again on #TimsTwitterListeningParty . so grateful for your open ears, it’s a tough time to focus these days. take care and hope to see you all when we can play these songs live again
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is sandwich weird for you
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just remembered the first thing I ever recorded was a cover of Britney Spears "crazy"I think I have it on a minidisc recorder, really emphasized the 'crazy' aspect I remember people thinking it was scary
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all North American dates on sale now
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i drank lotof wine on the airplane
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if people dont like things who cares just make it anyway even if its scary
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6 years
my new record "Aviary" can be pre-ordered here, thank you so much for listening
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4 years
Welcome to “Have You In My Wilderness” #TimsTwitterListeningParty
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i love this record, so warm and flowing and magical, need stuff like this these days thank you Jenny Hval
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do you prefer grie or bruyere cheese
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thank you Julianna Barwick for singing Joni Mitchell last night @LodgeRoom with me and thank you @UMAW_ and all artists performing for a great night celebrating the Living Wage for Musicians Act 🌈
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@JULIA_HOLTER
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new @tashiwada album “What Is Not Strange?” comes out June 7 on @rvngintl I had so much fun singing and playing on this wild beautiful record w Tashi + friends Dev Hoff, Corey Fogel, Ezra Buchla + Chris Cohen. it sounds like nothing I’ve known before
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quick (but not complete) list of some incredible artists you can enjoy and support on @Bandcamp 💚
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thank you for listening to Aviary, I know it's hard to focus these days, thank you to the great @Tim_Burgess for inviting me for this communal activity, to have a group musical experience right now. one last piece of the Aviary artwork by @dickybahto #TimsTwitterListeningParty
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doing this thing on Monday where i answer your questions on the internet 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 (photo: Tammy Nguyen)
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was just in New Zealand and it was beautiful and the people so kind. it's horrifying how widespread white supremacy and Islamophobia continue to be, infiltrating the most sacred places and destroying so many lives. Sending love and deep condolences to all affected
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here is a song "So Humble the Afternoon"--when the day is long, its afternoon feels the longest. when I made this song i needed to play these chords over and over to get thru photo by Tashi Wada
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@Hind_Gaza
Hind Khoudary
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There is no safe place in Gaza NO SAFE PLACE WE ARE ALL UNDER FIRE
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when u lol i lol
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Spotify is one of the most popular streaming services, yet it exploits the people who make the music on its platform in many ways. learn more on the demands @UMAW_ is making of Spotify and to truly support artists you love, a quick answer is: Bandcamp
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julia holter
4 years
it's a good time to heal yourself by listening to great music, and also a nightmare time for musicians who have invested so much in tours now cancelled, so support the beautiful work of @s_davachi and others via bandcamp which i agree is the ideal format for listeners and artists
@sarahdavachi
Sarah Davachi
4 years
Please keep in mind that for a lot of people, including service industry workers and those for whom work is tied to public engagement, working from home is not an option. For our community of touring musicians, indefinite cancellation of public events is tantamount to a complete
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@JULIA_HOLTER
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we went to Iceland a few days ago for a show and took this actual photo. how long will this beauty exist
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whats up w the square cloud emoji 🌫
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btw thanks to @Tim_Burgess for inviting me on here, it's ...very emotional to have a global listening moment with you all, it's crazy times right now. all connected and isolated at the same time #timstwitterlisteningparty
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made signs tonight w @NiteJewel @SleepOverForevz and friends see you in DC tomorrow @womensmarch
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Dicky Bahto made a short doc on the making of my new record "Aviary" out of studio footage. this album was so fun to make. film feat. Kenny Gilmore, Cole MGN, Corey Fogel, Devin Hoff, Dina Maccabee, Sarah Belle Reid, Tashi Wada, me. Watch full video here:
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"Sun Girl" video of the band live in London at EartH 🔥 with Dev Hoff--fretless bass @Beth_Goodfellow --percussion + vocals @tashiwada --synth + bagpipe Kenny Gilmore--sound shot and edited by Ben Hanratty
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7 years
i long to be the guitar riff from rihanna "kiss it better"
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tomorrow (Thurs 10pm BST in UK, 2pm PST in LA) i'll be doing an Aviary listening party on twitter with @tim_burgess on his great #TimsTwitterListeningParty really missing playing shows but maybe this will somehow conjure that wild togetherness energy haha
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Sometimes sad song
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finally in Mexico City, happy
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illuminating glorious work by Laurel Halo
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if u vote Ill give u 2 kitkats
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4 years
put together the @NeverRarelyFilm soundtrack with my score, some cues expanded, and two extra pieces not in the film i love this movie, it's deep and vivid. felt like the music should just underline Autumn's emotions in certain moments, delicately channel anxiety but also warmth
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always
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The soundtrack to #NeverRarelyAlwaysSometimes is available now, featuring new music by @JULIA_HOLTER .
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my mom is so happy about her 2day pass to FYF fest because she gets to see tame impala
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band says i look like Steve reich when i wear a cap
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hi friends 🦥 please join me for an intimate solo concert streamed live from @LodgeRoom on Feb 25
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in my dream i was placing computers in ovens and pulling them out when they were "toasty"
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6 years
here is my NTS mix "Sweet in the Melting World". These are recordings that inspired my record Aviary, and a lot of them also happen to be music I listen to or even imagine in my head when I'm overwhelmed. They're calming and empowering to me
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NTS Radio
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. @JULIA_HOLTER folds Blade Runner, Attenborough documentary music, spiritual jazz & more into her guest mix, live now on ch2 -
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so excited for this beautiful Karen Dalton documentary "In My Own Time" that I scored to be showing @DOCNYCfest Nov 11-19 (director: Robert Yapkowitz, Richard Peete. executive producer: Wim Wenders, Light in the Attic)
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Hillary leading now by 336,429 votes. Stupid to keep checking but, as Donald Trump said, "the electoral college is a disaster for democracy"
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i think hearing @juliannabarwick perform her soaring glorious melodies many times in one week is helping my crushing anxiety
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hidden somewhere within the 200 unlabeled disorganized tracks of each of my logic project files there is always at least one vocoder track
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yes I encourage messiness and using whatever software is easiest for you! who cares, just do whatever it takes to get your ideas down. I used Audacity to record for like 5 years lol <3
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upcoming tours April and May
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@BBC6Music
BBC Radio 6 Music
5 years
If you loved that @JULIA_HOLTER tune, you have 4 days left to listen to her session on the @BBCSounds app
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yay we're going on tour soon it's going to be insane we're rehearsing and seriously like
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everyday is an emergency
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Listen to the new album Aviary in full now / /
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the streaming economy is inequitable and convoluted. understanding it is crucial to enacting change. @UMAW_ has made a summary of a new UN report that calls for major reform of the streaming business model. for anyone concerned about the future of music:
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United Musicians and Allied Workers
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In June, the UN published a report condemning Spotify + the rest of the streaming economy, and proposed the creation of a new type of streaming royalty payment. We really loved the report, but it's long and technical, so we made a more accessible summary:
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new @tashiwada record "What Is Not Strange?" is out today @rvngintl i love this crazy beautiful thing he put out into the world--alive, squirmy, blooming, lush. it was a joy to be a part of this record with so many creative friends photo by Dicky Bahto
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“Something in the Room She Moves” vinyl has arrived! here is the exclusive limited edition clear vinyl. the record is out March 22 pre-order: artwork: Christina Quarles design: Matthew Cooper photo on lyrics booklet: Dicky Bahto photo: Tashi Wada
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julia holter
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🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑 my 3d vision is on for Reddit AMA soon @indie_heads today at 12pm PST/3pm EST / 8pm BST
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julia holter
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it is so expensive to tour right now, and yet many venues unfairly take cuts of merch that artists make and bring themselves. new @UMAW_ campaign in collaboration with @FeaturedArtists and @cadenceweapon : #MyMerch includes a database of North America venues not taking merch cuts
@UMAW_
United Musicians and Allied Workers
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Introducing our new campaign in collaboration with @FeaturedArtists and @cadenceweapon : #MyMerch 💯 Venues: link in bio to join the database of over 400 #MyMerch venues. Artists: link in bio to tell your #MyMerch story (can be anonymous if preferred).
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"Sun Girl" video by Tammy Nguyễn "You know, sunsets are violently beautiful...but there are lights... elemental, mercurial, silvery, sulfurous, copper-made, that make us stop, then lose balance, make us open our arms..." Etel Adnan
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having trouble w this "peaceful transition" into fascism
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usually i get freaked out posting political stuff here, but i haven't regretted it. we are being played right now and we need to communicate
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i think there's a ghost in here
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my playlist with new music by Laura Steenberge, Jib kidder, Ramona Gonzalez, Olivia Block, Simone Forti, Carmina Escobar, Catherine Lamb, Jason Grier, Malini Sridharan
@BBC6Music
BBC Radio 6 Music
5 years
Hear experimental artist @JULIA_HOLTER ’s stunning playlist with some unheard music, some unrecognisable sounds and some whispers of voices that aren’t really there. Float, bounce and rattle your way through it on @BBCSounds :
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maybe you wuld not gyt the jokes but you wuld fylle them
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julia holter
2 years
right now doing reddit AMA @indie_heads with @UMAW_ friends @theophelias @NoSwoon @DIIV and @sIaylormoon ask us anything 🌈
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it was a joy improvising melodies over Call Super’s skittering delicate percussion and noise. for some reason I thought of when electrons spin between energy levels and emit light//illumina
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hot dog and chip burger http://t.co/4XOmasN1Jt
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where does one find a love song these days
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wow i love this new record by Circuit des Yeux, feeling so much, bold and powerful arranging and vocal performance 🔥
My sweet -io is out now. ⛅️ Thank you to all who helped usher in this world, and to all who take the time to listen. 🧡
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my friend Devin Hoff (bass player I work with a lot and avid reader) gave me a copy of Jenn Pelly's recent great book on the Raincoats that was inspiring to me. was crazy for me and honored/thankful that she wrote this thoughtful review
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julia holter
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Merci, obrigada, gracias, grazie to all who came out to this small tour, was intense playing so many new songs. felt really special and meaningful to me, such warm audiences in Geneva, Lisbon, Madrid, San Sebastián, Barcelona, Udine, Bologna, and Rome, thank you, be back soon
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