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8 Tracks: Are you here to rekindle the flame of love?

You, a Pisces full of wisdom, and have discovered a new song that lights up your soul. This week on 8 Tracks: Mild to wild obsessions with SZA, Bat for Lashes and Alice Coltrane.
The Bat for Lashes beacon has been lit; it's shaped like a bat, of course, but somehow features an intricately woven lace pattern.

8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, with the help of his colleagues, makes connections between sounds across time.

It's Pisces season, which means my feeds are full of memes about sensitive people who don't want to be bothered, but feel very strongly about their creative passions and close friends. (Also don't you dare ask them about their birthday plans, but do something nice for them anyway.) I say all of this as someone who does not ascribe to astrology, yet very conveniently checks most boxes for a typical Pisces. (Don't put me in a

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