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      <title><![CDATA[Positioning Is Subtraction]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The brands that win are the ones willing to be less things to fewer people.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Art of the B-Side]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[What doesn't make the album, and why it matters.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Case for Saying Less]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Why the most effective brands are getting quieter.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Vinyl in 2026]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nobody Needs Another Newsletter]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The First Release]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Against Best Practices]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Why 'proven' strategies produce invisible results.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[On Listening Deeply]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[What running a label teaches you about paying attention.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Content Isn't Content Anymore]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The old playbook died. Here's what replaces it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Valley]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Why we started a record label in the mountains, and what's coming next.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Longest Night]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Break Open the Dark]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Valley Finds Its Voice]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Water Over Old Stones]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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