U2 – ‘Songs of Innocence’ (2014)
U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ is the sound of a band coming to terms with all of its former selves.
U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ is the sound of a band coming to terms with all of its former selves.
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