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Paul Simon: Stranger To Stranger

Jamie Atkins, Record Collector, July 2016

2011's So Beautiful Or So What was an unheralded marvel from Paul Simon. It was a poised, wise set of songs that hinged upon Simon's gifts of observation, a wry turn of phrase and flair for subtle, unexpected melodies and nuanced song structures. Naturally, Stranger To Stranger sees him following it with something quite different.

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