on the record

phrase

: for publication

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There are a couple of songs on the record that were written in 2020, which feel like a bookend that were like the seeds of a very desperate, empty place within myself. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026

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“On the record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20record. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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