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Linda Fox is the project of Michael Donovan, a songwriter originally from upstate New York who makes spectral, dreamy noise pop. In the artist’s new video for his song “Like New,” we witness a couple getting ready for a wedding that quickly takes a terrifying turn. Everyone at the wedding dies on the dance floor by the end of the video, we watch partygoers drop to the floor and spit out blood. When matched with the band’s haunting take on pop music, the video becomes a totally surreal experience.
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Linda Fox is the new solo song-writing project from vocalist Michael Donovan of current duos “Molly Shannon, Molly Shannon” and “ivyaura” (disambiguation key on both counts). Donovan grew up in secluded Upstate New York, in a fundamentalist Christian household, and was home-schooled for much of his early life. The environmental absence of a good number of others his age, mixed with probably some kind of autism-spectrum disorder lead Donovan to believe that others felt and thought exactly as he did. When he began to listen to music, this misconception transferred to the song-writers he heard, and to their lyrics, and he often became convinced that songs were directly related to, or even about his own personal experiences. No longer belaboring under this misconception, Donovan nevertheless attempts to craft songs directly for the listener or listeners who believe a song could contain truly personal meaning for them.
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Linda Fox is the new solo song-writing project from vocalist Michael Donovan of current duos “Molly Shannon, Molly Shannon” and “ivyaura” (disambiguation key on both counts). Donovan grew up in secluded Upstate New York, in a fundamentalist Ch...
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Linda Fox is the project of Michael Donovan, a songwriter originally from upstate New York who makes spectral, dreamy noise pop. In the artist’s new video for his song “Like New,” we witness a couple getting ready for a wedding that quickly ...
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