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November 6, 2020

The Channel: “Circadian Rhymes”

By: Jack Anderson

When you take a break from something for a long time, sometimes you just gotta come back in full force. Such is it for quarantine opportunists The Channel, who after ten years of conspicuous absence, have returned with their second full-length album of the past twelve months. Rest assured, The Channel has shaken off any static racked up in their decade away.

The behemoth that is Electronic Luck was released today, eschewing The Channel’s strain of sooth lo-fi western psych-folk across its twenty tracks. And if you were ever in need of some personal regulation against the backdrop of election coverage, treat your ticker to “Circadian Rhymes”!


Jack Anderson

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