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An album that can pick you up and make you smile, cradle you through gloomier times, and may likely invoke a scene reminiscent of The Exorcist breaking out in your living room, you won’t be able to say you haven’t been entertained!
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Long may Matt continue making music if it’s always going to be this enjoyable
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Heard Noises
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