M.I.A. - /\\/\\ /\\ Y /\\ (LP) M 3267105 The idea of being "stuck"

The idea of being "stuck" is always enforced by a soundfield that's MP3-influenced and compressed

Izabella (Live at the Fillmore East

there never has been a record this heavy and nimble

Blink throws in plenty of inappropriate moments of Sandler-esque proportions

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