Aqualung
Jaan Uhelszki, Harp, September 2005
AFTER LEARNING that a London ad agency was searching for music for an upcoming Volkswagen commercial, Aqualungs Matt Hales locked himself in his flat, hammered out 30 seconds of pop perfection and sent it off.
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