{"title":"Annie Hayden","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known as one of the singers and guitarists from the mid-’90s indie rock quartet Spent, singer\/songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Hayden\u003c\/strong\u003e continued with her musical career after the group disbanded. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"annie-hayden-the-enemy-of-love","title":"Annie Hayden - The Enemy of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Hayden's\u003c\/strong\u003e second full length solo album, \u003ci\u003eThe Enemy of Love\u003c\/i\u003e can be summed up in a phrase once coined by \u003ci\u003eTime Out NY\u003c\/i\u003e to describe Merge Records. 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Taylor for a heartbreaking rendition of the John Prine classic “Christmas in Prison.” \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mikal-cronin\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMikal Cronin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s song is inspired by his childhood experience of starring in a present-stealing, Santa-drugging Christmas musical (those exist?). 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