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  "name": "Stars of the Lid",
  "description": "Stars of the Lid appears once in our Ambient list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-28",
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  },
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      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/stars-of-the-lid--requiem-for-dying-mothers/",
      "title": "Requiem for Dying Mothers",
      "year": 2001,
      "label": "Kranky",
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      "whyItMatters": "Processed guitar and strings moving so slowly that the changes register as weather rather than as music. The high-water mark of American drone.",
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