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CD Review: Polynya – Crop Rotation [Childhood Pet; 2009]

Sep 28, 2009, 2:39pm The Panic Manual
CD Review: Polynya – Crop Rotation [Childhood Pet; 2009] This post is being brought to you by a special guest columnist and our resident 4AD guru, Jeff . I'm interested in weird geographical anomalies like the Sargasso Sea so when a CD by a band called Polynya landed on my desk I actually knew what their name was all about. A "polynya" is an enclosed area of unfrozen water surrounded by ice. The band Polynya, from North Carolina, is similar - in that they quickly melt away any hesitations by immersing the listener in [...]
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