Laura Nyro: Nested
Paul Rambali, NME, 8 July 1978
THERE IS a particular type of songstress who feels the need, once a year, to commit her emotional diaries to vinyl. The purpose and merits of this public laundry are obscure. Maybe we're supposed to draw some conclusion or strength from the romantic foibles of others. Agony columns only ever make me laugh.
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