In a strange and beautiful coincidence, Days Between Stations was working on an album about birth, life and death with Peter Banks just before he passed.
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Long a shadowy figure, Shuggie Otis had become known more for his absence than for psychedelic soul successes like 1974’s Inspiration Information and writing songs like Brothers Johnson’s No. 5 1977 hit “Strawberry Letter 23” You May Also Like: No related posts.
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Sounding something like reggae dub, Paris, New York, Port-au-Prince blends Bob Marley-style political sentiments and thunking music hall beats — with Karlex’s spoken-more-than-sung vocals as the centering point. You May Also Like: Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the Same Mistakes
