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Jan 4, 2021

The Seven Objectively Best Songs of 2020

My name is Steven Duong and I am an acclaimed music writer with many valid credentials. Here are seven indisputable truths about 2020’s musical highlights for you to read, absorb, and make a part of your personality so that you might further alienate your friends and family. Just a note…

Music

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The Seven Objectively Best Songs of 2020
The Seven Objectively Best Songs of 2020

Jul 13, 2020

Squirrel Flower’s Caroline Polachek Cover is a Soaring Act of Translation

When Boston-based indie artist Squirrel Flower (aka Ella Williams) released her rendition of Caroline Polachek’s “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings,” it had been just two months since her headlining US tour was cancelled. Since then, the future of live music has been strained and uncertain. Artists whose livelihoods depend…

Indie

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Squirrel Flower’s Caroline Polachek Cover is a Soaring Act of Translation
Squirrel Flower’s Caroline Polachek Cover is a Soaring Act of Translation

Jun 25, 2020

On Phoebe Bridgers, Ghosts, and Copycat Killers

I’ve had the new Phoebe Bridgers record on heavy rotation since it came out on Thursday, and while I’m not yet sure where it stands in comparison to her past work, I seem to keep swinging back to that title track. “Punisher” is Bridgers’ sung letter to the late Elliott…

Indie

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On Phoebe Bridgers, Ghosts, and Copycat Killers
On Phoebe Bridgers, Ghosts, and Copycat Killers

Nov 28, 2019

The 8 Objectively Best Songs of 2019

You know, I have always been an avid listener of music (read: someone who uses music as a coping mechanism), but only now have I decided to do what absolutely no one asked for. Here are write-ups of ONE song on each of the EIGHT albums I loved most this…

Music

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The 8 Objectively Best Songs of 2019
The 8 Objectively Best Songs of 2019
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vietnamese american writer, poet, blogger. stevenduongwrites.com

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