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The 3 Albums That Anchor The Tastes Of Super Vancouverites

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Definitive Records asks interesting Vancouverites to pick the three albums that anchor their musical tastes. Today, we hear from Deandra Vaughn, owner of the Fraserhood’s Heartbreaker Salon

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Well this was hard! Finding albums that “anchored” my musical tastes was nearly impossible since it’s artists like Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Nick Cave, Mark Lanegan, Levon Helm, Jason Molina, Will Oldham and Nirvana who would fill those spots, but I don’t have ONE album to pick as the definitive. So here are the records that I feel truly stand on their own and were instant classics for me.

Ladyhawk – No Can Do | LISTEN | On repeat.

Fever Ray – Fever Ray | LISTEN | Every song is good.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Full Moon Fever | LISTEN | I don’t know a single person that doesn’t sing along when this album is on.

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