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David Bowies 25th and final studio album released two days before his death Blackstar feels like a knowing final nod to the world a parting gift for fans and Bowie at some of his inventive best. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee either as member on a band altogether andor individually References. John Mayer even tips his own sailors hat to the genre on his new Night Train Home single and even the aqua-blue cover of his upcoming Sob Rock album The.

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Rising artists like HER Tierra Whack and Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail. As well as veteran musicians such as Adam Clayton. The Tragically Hip have released a video for Ouch the lead single from their new album Saskadelphia.