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James A. Caster here, comedian and music fan, and in 2017, I had a breakdown. I dealt with that

breakdown by buying as much music from

2016 as I possibly could. As a result, I now own over 700 albums that came out in 2016 and I'm

convinced it's the greatest year for music of all time. But it's not enough me being convinced.

I also want to convince each and every single one of you,

plus a guest every week.

I'm going to send them an album in advance.

They're going to come on the podcast,

we'll listen to that album.

This week, my guest is Harriet Kemsley,

and we're going to talk about Hello New York

by Mayor Shalalalhashbaz.

Maya Shalalaz began in the mid-Jalaz. Everybody knows the Manson Girl.

Mayor Shalalaz began in the mid-80s, formed by Tori Kudo and Raiko Kudo.

There were so many members to this group now.

It's grown and grown over the years.

I got recommended this in a magazine that I was reading once.

I don't know.

I don't want to sound like all whity-toity or like pretentious here, but I really do think you have to have listened to so

much music to then be able to appreciate this album because it's a tricky one, because it does

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