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Jeffrey Lewis Talks His 19 Years of Yo La Tengo Fandom

Our cartoonist recounts how his obsession with the band started — and the greatest advice he never gave.

The year 2015 yielded a truly eclectic and impressive crop of outstanding albums spanning all genres and generations of artists, from Justin Bieber to Sleater-Kinney to Madonna. So we're celebrating some of the biggest records of the year with insightful pieces written by some very special people: musicians.
— The editors of Talkhouse Music

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