Shadow Academy’s first album was released this year to great success
By Milo Openshaw | May 11Shadow Academy is a near-perfect album.
Milo Openshaw (he/him) is the campus life editor for The Front winter '22. He's a junior majoring in creative writing with a teaching endorsement. This year he will read 60 books and write at least one.
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Shadow Academy is a near-perfect album.
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