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First Aid Kit: “We realised constant touring was not a good way to live”
Johanna and Klara Söderberg on making music as sisters, the side effects of ambition, and taking a break from live…
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Johanna and Klara Söderberg on making music as sisters, the side effects of ambition, and taking a break from live…
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