Blog: either/or

The folk showdown occured quicker than I expected, but that is how folk gets you, by sneaking up on you. Ms. Nastasia here, she never really snuck up on me. Listening to her debut album, Dogs , a few weeks ago, I wasn't sure whether she was really my cup of tea. By the time I heard Judy's In The Sandbox , and especially after I heard Underground , I knew she was. Not entirely, though; there are only two songs on Run To Ruin that I like. But even so, when she is good, [...]

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