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The Sixty Best Singles of 2023: Optimist Prime and Love Done Gone

January 4, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 2

Our look at the best singles of 2023 continues with songs of hope and tales of heartbreak. 

Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 15

September 27, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1

The best overall batch of singles in Roundup history. So far.

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March 13, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 1

tl;dr: This week is heavy on new singles and music videos for those who, y’know, don’t like to read.

Sunday Selections: December 20, 2015

December 20, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 1

The theme for this week’s Sunday Selections post is, “What year do you think it is?” One of the week’s few new releases has garish cover art that looks like something from the late 90s,

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