tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30996731703661529482024-03-13T11:35:38.878-07:00DISCOVER // New ArtistsDiscover your new favorite artists, stemming from various genres.Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612792349548019527noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099673170366152948.post-45857575034628287752012-12-30T20:32:00.000-08:002012-12-30T20:45:28.950-08:00Young Guns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Young Guns</b> are a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> rock band from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" title="UK">UK</a>. On 22 June 2009 they released their debut <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirrors_EP" title="Mirrors EP">Mirrors</a></i>, and their debut album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Our_Kings_Are_Dead" title="All Our Kings Are Dead">All Our Kings Are Dead</a></i> was released a year later on 12 July 2010.</div>
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The success of the album and its singles to date has resulted in
magazine covers, the band playing sell-out headline tours, as well as
landing high profile support slots with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lostprophets" title="Lostprophets">Lostprophets</a>. They have also played at many festivals (in both the UK and Europe), culminating in an appearance on the main stage at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Festival" title="Reading Festival">Reading Festival</a>, where the band shared a stage with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N' Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age" title="Queens of the Stone Age">Queens of the Stone Age</a>.</div>
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The band released their EP <i>Mirrors</i>, which included popular songs such as <i>Weight of the World</i> & <i>Daughter of the Sea</i> in June 22, 2009, and started touring in July 2009, and supporting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lostprophets" title="Lostprophets">Lostprophets</a> at around August 2009.</div>
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During the summer Young Guns played at some of the UK's largest festivals, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a> and opening the main stage of Reading Festival. This was proceeded by a European Tour supporting Danko Jones & their own UK Tour (supported by The <i>Swellers</i> and <i>Japanese Voyeurs</i>). Starting on the 15 February Young Guns supported <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Time_Low" title="All Time Low">All Time Low</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcard" title="Yellowcard">Yellowcard</a> on another European Tour which ended up in the UK, visiting venues such as The O2 Academy in Brixton.<sup> </sup>On the 10 July 2011 the album was re-released and retitled <i>All Our Kings Are Dead: Gold Edition</i>.
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Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612792349548019527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099673170366152948.post-64033568666778363562012-04-26T07:09:00.000-07:002012-04-26T07:09:09.513-07:00Sufjan Stevens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Sufjan Stevens</strong> (pronounced “SOOF-yahn”; born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and
instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has
enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimental electronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.<br />
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The name Sufjan is an Arabic/Persian
name that predates Islam and most famously belonged to Abu Sufyan, a
figure from early Islamic history. It has been mentioned in the press
that the name was given to Stevens by the leader of Subud, a spiritual
sect to which his parents belonged when he was born. Stevens has stated
that the name is of Armenian
origin and means “comes with a sword,” and that it is “a charming
militaristic Muslim name.” In fact the name is not Armenian, and Armenia
is a predominantly Christian country. Sufjan is also the plural form of Sufi in Persian . Sufi is a practitioner of Sufism .This word is frequently used in the old Persian literature ,specially Sufi poetry .<br />
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Sufjan Stevens began his musical career as a member of Marzuki, a folk-rock band from Holland, Michigan. He also played (and continues to play) various instruments for Danielson Famile. While in school at Hope College, Stevens wrote and recorded his debut solo album, <em>A Sun Came</em>, which he released on asthmatic kitty records, a record label he founded with his step-father in 1999. He later moved to New York City, where he was enrolled in a writing program at the New School for Social Research.<br />
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He has contributed to the music of Denison Witmer, Soul Junk, Half-Handed Cloud, Brother Danielson, Danielson Famile, Serena Maneesh, Castanets, and Liz Janes. He played piano on for fellow Brooklyn musician’s The National’s album 2007 Boxer. A cover of “She Is” is included on the album <em>Dream Brother</em>, released in the United States on January 31, 2006.<br />
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<i>A Sun Came (2000)</i><br />
<i>Enjoy Your Rabbit (2001)</i><br />
<i>Michigan (2003)</i><br />
<i>Seven Swans (2004)</i><br />
<i>Illinois (2005)</i><br />
<i>The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album (2006)</i><br />
<i>Songs for Christmas (2006)</i><br />
<i>The BQE (2009)</i><br />
<i>All Delighted People (EP) (2010)</i><br />
<i>The Age of Adz (2010)</i><br />
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Singles<i>:</i><br />
"The Dress Looks Nice on You" from <i>Seven Swans </i>release March 2004<br />
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Notable Song: "Casimir Pulaski Day"<br />
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Single "The Dress Looks Nice on You"<br />
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My personal favorite: "For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti"<br />
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<br />Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612792349548019527noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099673170366152948.post-64915515849638507172012-04-20T00:55:00.001-07:002012-04-20T00:56:43.235-07:00Band of Skulls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Band of Skulls</b> are an English alternative rock band from Southampton, consisting of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals), Emma Richardson (bass, vocals), and Matt Hayward (drums). The group formed after meeting in college, although Russell and Matt have been friends since school.<br />
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Initially, they played at night clubs in the greater London area and recorded some demos under the name of Fleeing New York before changing their name to Band of Skulls in November 2008. Their debut album Baby Darling Dollface Honey,
distributed by Shangri-La Music, was released exclusively on the iTunes
Store on 6 March 2009, followed by a general release on 20 March.
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">The track I Know What I Am was chosen as iTunes’ free Single of the Week to coincide with the digital release.</span><br />
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On 5 October 2011, the band released "The Devil Takes Care of His
Own"—the first single to be taken from the new album—with an
accompanying music video. The second studio album <i>Sweet Sour</i>
was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales. It is produced by Ian
Davenport (Supergrass, Badly Drawn Boy), who also produced their debut
album, and was released on February 21, 2012 in the US, and February 20,
2012 in the UK and Europe.<br />
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<i><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/baby-darling-doll-face-honey/id495202964" target="_blank">Baby Darling Doll Face Honey</a> </i>(2009)<i> </i><br />
<i><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet-sour/id497645519" target="_blank">Sweet Sour</a> </i>(2012)<br />
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"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfwvpyrAW60" target="_blank">I Know What I Am</a>" "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqNpOqjx6M" target="_blank">Blood</a>" "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pejoye1iWpI" target="_blank">Fires</a>" "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEbBIswSsEA" target="_blank">Death by Diamonds and Pearls</a>" from <i>Baby Darling Doll Face Honey</i><br />
"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV-yXnxQ0o0" target="_blank">Friends</a>" from <i><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/friends-ep/id360720407" target="_blank">Friends EP</a> </i><br />
"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUwKewzdNs&feature=relmfu" target="_blank">The Devil Takes Care of His Own</a>" "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISkEUIZDpAk&ob=av3e" target="_blank">Sweet Sour</a>" "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBgSw4GstGs" target="_blank">Bruises</a>" from <i>Sweet Sour</i><br />
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Notable Song: "Friends"<br />
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Current Single: "Bruises"<br />
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My Personal Favorite: "Lay My Head Down"<br />
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<i> </i> Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612792349548019527noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099673170366152948.post-59284601759219601592012-04-19T07:21:00.001-07:002012-04-20T01:28:07.319-07:00Meg Myers - Daughter In The Choir EP<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1695923&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://meginthedark.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a>Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612792349548019527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099673170366152948.post-59178988486030830192012-04-15T06:52:00.000-07:002012-04-15T06:55:26.482-07:00A Fine Frenzy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A Fine Frenzy is a band led by <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Alison+Sudol">Alison Sudol</a>
(born December 23, 1984 in Seattle, Washington), an American singer,
songwriter and pianist. They released their first studio album <a class="bbcode_album" href="http://www.last.fm/music/A+Fine+Frenzy/One+Cell+In+The+Sea" title="A Fine Frenzy - One Cell In The Sea">One Cell In The Sea</a> on July 17, 2007.<br />
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Born in Seattle to dramatic-arts teacher parents, Alison moved to Los
Angeles, US at the age of five. With her newly single mother, Alison
moved frequently around the city. She developed a strong love for the
fantastic literary worlds of CS Lewis, EB White, Lewis Carroll and
Charles Dickens, while becoming a passionate author in her own right.<br />
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In an interview with <a href="http://www.spinner.com/">www.spinner.com</a>
Alison Sudol shares how she came up with the band’s name “(I) had a
bunch of books open on a table, “a fine frenzy” jumped off a page of ‘A
Midsummer Night’s Dream’ [Shakespeare] and it was just right, though
every now and then I wonder if it’s a bit … flowery.”<br />
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Alison also immersed herself in classical music, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Motown">Motown</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Aretha+Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, swing bands, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ella+Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Elton+John">Elton John</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Louis+Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles">The Beatles</a>, Technicolor movies and classic 1950’s television.<br />
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After teaching herself to play piano, Alison increasingly invested her
internal narratives into song form. She found solace in the melodic
melancholia of new global British bands <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Aqualung">Aqualung</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Radiohead">Radiohead</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Coldplay">Coldplay</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Keane">Keane</a>, etc… She was also moved by the diatonic minimalism of <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Philip+Glass">Philip Glass</a> and the transportive allure of Icelandic music (<a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Bj%C3%B6rk">Björk</a>, <a class="bbcode_artist" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sigur+R%C3%B3s">Sigur Rós</a>).
She graduated from Delphi Academy Los Angeles in 2001. Inspired, Alison
Sudol developed the sound of A Fine Frenzy - hypnotic piano
arrangements under classic American melody fused into irresistible,
atmospheric songs with the power to reach around the world.<br />
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<i><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-cell-in-the-sea/id385854606" target="_blank">One Cell in The Sea</a> </i>(2007)<br />
<i><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bomb-in-birdcage-bonus-track/id327699584" target="_blank">Bomb in a Birdcage</a> (</i>2009)<br />
<i>Pines </i>(upcoming album)<br />
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My Personal Favorite: "Near to You"<br />
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<a class="previewbutton " data-track-id="34470372" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ingrid+Michaelson/_/The+Way+I+Am" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="icon preview_icon" height="16" src="http://cdn.last.fm/flatness/clear.gif" width="16" /></a>Ingrid Michaelson (born 8th December 1979) is a U.S. singer-songwriter whose single “The Way I Am” reached number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.<br />
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She took up piano at the age of five, attending Manhattan’s Third Street
Music School for two years, going on to the Jewish Community Center of
Staten Island’s Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute. There she met vocal
coach Elizabeth McCullough, who worked with her through high school.
She is a graduate of Staten Island Technical High School and Binghamton
University, where she received a degree in theater.
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart"><br /><br />Her influences range from Fiona Apple to Coldplay.
She regularly appears at Manhattan venues such as The Knitting Factory,
CBGB’s Gallery, Bar 169, The Sidewalk Cafe, Kenny’s Castaways, and
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Her music has also recently enjoyed a bit more commercial success with
songs like “Breakable” and “Keep Breathing” being featured on ABC show
Grey’s Anatomy, as well as a 2007 Old Navy commercial being set to her
song “The Way I Am”. </span><br />
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<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Albums: </span><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Slow the Rain </span><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/girls-and-boys/id251821737" target="_blank">Girls and Boys</a> </span><br />
<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/be-ok/id291307093" target="_blank"><span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Be OK</span></a><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everybody-bonus-track-version/id328130040" target="_blank">Everybody</a> </span><br />
<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/human-again/id476116291" target="_blank"><span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Human Again</span></a><br />
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<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart"></span><span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Singles: </span><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">"The Way I Am" from <i>Boys and Girls </i></span><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart"><i> </i>"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpMI8Qu5fsc" target="_blank">Be OK</a>" from <i>Be OK</i> </span><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKU3UuJhIxU" target="_blank">Maybe</a>" and "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlFCfkyuQM0" target="_blank">Everybody</a>" from <i>Everybody</i></span><br />
<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart"><i> </i>"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S208WvTgSTo&ob=av2n" target="_blank">Ghost</a>" from <i>Human Again</i></span><br />
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<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Official website: <a href="http://www.ingridmichaelson.com/">http://www.ingridmichaelson.com/</a></span><br />
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<span class="" id="wikiSecondPart">Most Notable Song: "The Way I Am"</span><br />
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<b>The Civil Wars</b> are a duo composed of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White. The two met during a Nashville, Tennessee songwriting session in 2008. After recording a live performance album and a four song EP, their full length album, <i>Barton Hollow</i>, was released in 2011. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Folk Album in 2012.<br />
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In December, The Civil Wars performed at the Grand Ole Opry's Ryman Auditorium and composed the song "Safe & Sound" with Taylor Swift and T Bone Burnett for the film <i>The Hunger Games</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RollingStone.com_43-0"></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-44"></a></sup> The Civil Wars also recorded another song for <i>The Hunger Games</i> soundtrack (<i>The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond</i>), called "Kingdom Come". The soundtrack was released in the U.S. on March 20th, 2012.<br />
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Barton Hollow was included on several Best Albums of 2011 lists, including <i>NPR Music</i>, <i>Paste Magazine</i>, <i>American Songwriter</i>, <i>Rough Trade</i>, <i>Amazon.com</i>, <i>Time Magazine</i>, <i>iTunes</i>, <i>Huffington Post</i>, <i>Associated Press</i>, <i>The Tennesseean</i>, <i>AllMusic.com</i> and <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-45"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-46"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-47"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-48"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-49"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-50"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-51"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-52"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-53"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-54"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-55"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civil_Wars#cite_note-56"></a></sup><br />
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Entertainment Weekly, USA Today and Yahoo Music picked the duo as their <i>Best New Artists</i> and <i>Breakout Stars of 2011</i>.<br />
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