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Black-and-white portrait of Warren Zevon wearing round tinted glasses
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Excitable Boy: Warren Zevon's Gloriously Dark Pop Record

Werewolves, headless mercenaries and a desperate call for lawyers, guns and money — the most fun anyone's ever had with doom.

Courtney Barnett singing into a microphone while playing a Fender guitar
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Courtney Barnett Turns the Mundane Into Rock and Roll

On Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, house hunting and swimming laps become some of the most quotable songs of the decade.