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American Writer
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Consul
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Stuart
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Solange
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Cocoa Truck
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The Civil Service
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Death of Art
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Someone Else
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Beside Yourself
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Said It To The Sun
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Benko Austin, Texas
Formed in 2003 by members of the Golden Arm Trio, Benko seeks to revamp the traditional guitar-based approach to pop music
by incorporating an unusual lead instrument: vibraphone. Using classic recordings by R.E.M. and XTC as a guide, the
band's first recording in six years, “The Civil Service,” was engineered by Chico Jones and mastered by Bob Weston and released on vinyl LP on November 6, 2015.
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