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- 1 2 "RUST Magazine 2014 Album of the Year" Rust Magazine. by Eric Petersen on November 19, 2014
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- ↑ Marisa LaScala, Q&A with Westchester Resident and Musician Matt Turk, Westchester Magazine, May 2013.
- 1 2 Janet Goodman, Matt Turk – American Preservation Music News Nashville, May 13, 2014
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