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EPISODE · May 11, 2016 · 1H 8M

Nick Thorburn

from Going Off Track · host Benny Horowitz & Brad Worrell

Nick Thorburn (Islands, Unicorns) tells how his new albums were influenced by police brutality and race and why Freud's theory of the "Death Drive" also fueled his artistic drive.

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Nick Thorburn (Islands, Unicorns) tells how his new albums were influenced by police brutality and race and why Freud's theory of the "Death Drive" also fueled his artistic drive.

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Nick Thorburn (Islands, Unicorns) tells how his new albums were influenced by police brutality and race and why Freud's theory of the "Death Drive" also fueled his artistic drive.

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