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Under the Radar’s Writers

We talked to musicians about their all-time favorite album. And while it’s hard to pick just one all-time favorite, the following gave it a try. These articles didn’t make it in the print version of the magazine and are debuting in this digital version of the issue.

Counting Crows: August and Everything After (1993)

By Matt Conner

The whole affair drips with longing. For an adolescent finding his way through a fog of confusing emotions, family trauma, and future hopes, the debut release from Counting Crows, , became an essential companion and musical rudder. For the first time, it felt like someone truly understood

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