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JOHN MORELAND

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Singer-songwriter banishes the bad times on captivating fifth

JOHN MORELAND was eager to dispel his “sad bastard” reputation with 2017’s , on which he expanded his soundtakes a similar approach, but, if anything, feels even more assured. The Tulsa-based songwriter went through a mini-crisis to get here, overcoming writer’s block and eventually discovering “mindfulness and being kinder to myself”.

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