Blog: Herohill

After yesterday's announcement , most of the blog world reacted with a collective "meh", a half hearted shrug and moved on. The relative security of the list – and keep in mind, this is a list where artists like Chad VanGaalen and Patrick Watson are deemed safe, so obviously, the jury is doing something right – continues a trend where the boundaries placed on successful, independent music continue to contract, refusing to let artists stretch for things beyond their (or maybe our) grasp. That's probably why I've been listening to the new [...]

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