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CURTIS HARDING If Words Were Flowers ANTI

ON Curtis Harding’s third solo album, music is a fundamentally hopeful medium. “” he raps on “Hopeful”, his flow nimble and bouncy and slightly rushed out of excitement. “” The song demonstrates Harding’s expansive approach to songwriting – to forming that mass – and shows how he deploys such disparate musical styles to create new textures. On the song’s chorus he’s joined by a gospel choir joyously chanting that title

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