One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
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Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Political squalls are far easier to shrug off than Britain’s long-term economic problems.
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