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“Inspired by the success of “Boston,” a heartfelt, widescreen ballad that has sold more than 1 million digital tracks, rock quintet Augustana emphasizes piano and keyboards on this sophomore collection of bittersweet songs about breakups, breakdowns and breakaways. Modern-rock overdrive gives way to an airy semi-crunch, and there are new classic rock influences on [...]

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“Steve Winwood has made a career out of offhanded excellence, quietly exploring an ambitious musical synthesis that occasionally connects with the pop mainstream, but more often floats in its own kind of rock muso universe. “Nine Lives” follows suit with a set whose nine songs display an ensemble sensibility that gives a generous allotment [...]

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