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The Run Out Grooves

About the Substack

Sometimes, the last song says everything. Essays on the greatest (and not so great) album closers. How theyโ€™re made, what they mean, and why endings stick.

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About Mitchell Stirling

I write a blog dedicated to the final track on an album.

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