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</span> </span> </a> </li><li class="border-b border-dashed border-rule"> <a href="/2015/12/31/burgos-best-albums-of-2015/" class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-[60px_180px_1fr_140px] gap-6 md:gap-8 items-center py-7 text-ink hover:bg-[rgba(20,15,8,0.03)] group" aria-label="Burgo’s “Best Albums of 2015” — DEC · 31 · 2015"> <span class="font-mono text-[13px] tracking-track text-oxblood">04</span> <div class="hidden md:block"> <div class="relative overflow-hidden font-mono" style="width:180px;height:180px;background:#8a2a1c;color:#f3ead6;box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(20,15,8,.25), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.18);" aria-hidden="true"> <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" class="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full" preserveAspectRatio="none"> <g fill="none" stroke="#f3ead6" stroke-width="0.15" opacity="0.25"> <circle cx="50" cy="58" r="32"></circle> <circle cx="50" cy="58" r="26"></circle> <circle cx="50" cy="58" r="20"></circle> <circle cx="50" cy="58" r="14"></circle> </g> <circle cx="50" cy="58" r="6" fill="#f2d26b" opacity="0.9"></circle> <circle cx="50" cy="58" r="1.2" fill="#8a2a1c"></circle> </svg> <div class="absolute top-3 left-3 right-3 py-1.5 flex justify-between font-bold uppercase" style="border-top:1px solid #f3ead655;border-bottom:1px solid #f3ead655;font-size:8.1px;letter-spacing:0.18em;"> <span>SIDE A</span><span>DEC · 31 · 2015</span> </div> <div class="absolute bottom-3 left-3 right-3 leading-none uppercase font-display" style="font-size:19.8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em;">OF 2015”</div> </div> </div> <span class="block"> <span class="block kicker">2015-RELEASES · BEST-OF</span> <span class="block font-display text-[28px] md:text-[40px] my-1.5" style="line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-0.015em;"> Burgo’s “Best Albums of 2015” </span> <span class="block font-serif text-[15px] md:text-[17px] leading-relaxed text-ink-2 max-w-[600px]"> Wow. This is the first year since this blog launched back in 2007 that I haven’t posted during the year; my last post was a “Best of 2014” roundup. Oh well, life gets in the way. Let’s jump straight into 2015’s round up… </span> </span> <span class="text-left md:text-right font-mono text-[11px] tracking-track text-ink-3 leading-[1.8]"> <span class="block">DEC · 31 · 2015</span> <span class="block"> NO COMMENTS </span> <span class="block mt-3 text-oxblood font-bold group-hover:bg-oxblood group-hover:text-paper group-hover:px-2 transition-all">
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