Catwoman passed away at Christmas from cancer aged 81

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Apologies for the long hiatus; I tried to stay away from computers for as long as possible over the holidays. Not a complete break from music, though, thanks to a four-year-old alternating between his versions of “Barbie Girl” and various Joanna Newsom songs, and a bunch of records I kept close to me for the fortnight.

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Never mind the omissions, here’s a great retelling of the Factory story