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Orangefarm – Motoring for Beginners (Failsafe) (13th Floor Album Review)

September 29

On Motoring for Beginners, Orangefarm make uncertainty sound unusually inviting. At its core this is guitar-led indie pop, with strands of post-punk and art-rock, but the melodic surfaces are…

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