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SPOTLIGHT: Mountains by Cristina Vane [ESSAY]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Cristina Vane is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2025. Read more about her and her new album, Hear My Call, out Feb. 21, in this feature and check out this ND exclusive video.
Mountains are the buckling points of the earth’s tension, a visual
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