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The digital home of music journalist Nicholas Jennings, author of Lightfoot, the bestselling biography of Gordon Lightfoot. Includes a searchable database of current and archived work, including thousands of record reviews and feature articles.
U2 - Songs of Innocence
Craftily released on iTunes (to the chagrin of many unsuspecting recipients), U2’s 13th album is also its most personal, detailing the band’s teenage experiences in Dublin. “Cedarwood Road,” where Bono grew up, is about friendship, while “Iris (Hold Me Close)” deals with his mother’s death. “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) is the upbeat highlight, about the joys of discovering the Ramones.
