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OXBOW

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San Francisco’s confrontational cult rockers find their soft spot

For a bandthe notion of ‘love’ isn’t one that immediately springs to mind when it comes to avant-rock titans Oxbow. But while their latest might be an album of love songs, there’s still plenty of pain, ugliness and sweaty discomfort to chafe against

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