Gal Costa - LegalThe record is her first after the immediate Tropicalia years, and it's a stunning blend of styles that seems to draw heavily from changes going on in the American rock scene at the time. The core of the music is still steeped in Brazilian elements but there's a lot of influences coming into play on the album, like bluesy rock phrasing, showy nostalgia heavy arrangements, psychedelic production elements, and some of the baroque orchestrations that

2011 Sonic Youth played their final US show on an outdoor stage overlooking the East River at the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn

and the voice

Much like the New Orleans–born artist who created it

Its stature as a classic seems to have only grown since its initial impact and its influence on what came after remains incalculable – from Riot Grrrl to Culture Club

When writing this play

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the musical fire raging in Seattle burned so bright that no one could see pinpricks of light dotting the entire state of Washington

A loss of innocence lingers through this 80-minute opus as Clarke attempts to harbour love and meaning inside a world that sold itself out

fusing obscure cinematic influences with the kind of sounds others would try and lose - analogue synths

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From the proto-City Pop funk of Bread & Butter and Eiichi Ohtaki to the crate-digger favorites Eri Ohno and Piper