I’m currently living in the suburbs of Chicago (I’m outing myself before someone else does), but still working in and loving the city, so I’ve been listening to lots of moody navel-gazing suburb-scorning music. One tune I particularly like, by Ben Rector, is “Song for the Suburbs,” which includes the earnestly sung line, “Don’t let …

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