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Exclaim! Staff•Jun 19, 20238 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in June 2023
This month's gaggle of New Faves are thrashers, crooners, party starters and quiet observers — they do it all, and they do it well. With a
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Vish Khanna•Jun 16, 2023King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 20 Best Songs Ranked
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