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Kate Nash announces new album ‘Cailín’ and defends reproductive rights on urgent single ‘Spilt Milk’: “It’s about not having control over your own body”

September 17

Kate Nash has announced a new album, ‘Cailín’, and released a powerful new single, ‘Spilt Milk’. Find all the details below.

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Kate Nash announces new album ‘Cailín’ and defends reproductive rights on urgent single ‘Spilt Milk’: “It’s about not having control over your own body”

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