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“I've never been good at being nostalgic, and I've never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that's very here-and-now.” quote by Jenny Hval — Download Open image

“I've never been good at being nostalgic, and I've never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that's very here-and-now.”

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