https://www.earbuddy.net Opening your ears to good music en https://www.earbuddy.net/75394/070-shake-modus-vivendi-review.html/reviews https://www.earbuddy.net/75394/070-shake-modus-vivendi-review.html/reviews Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT After her 2018 turns on Kanye West's Ye, 070 Shake made her debut with Dave Hamelin and Mike Dean, and chose to leave it rough. Mostly, that pays off. https://www.earbuddy.net/73866/robyn-honey.html/reviews https://www.earbuddy.net/73866/robyn-honey.html/reviews Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Robyn's first album since Body Talk came out of grief, therapy and nights in clubs. 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