When Michael Jackson's new album Xscape was announced back at the end of March the reaction was muted. Epic had already released one posthumous album, 2010's Michael, pieced together from outtakes and polished up by contemporary producers and the uninspired, mercenary-feeling results (not to mention the rumors that Jackson hadn't actually sung on some of the songs) just sort of underlined how gruesome and fucked up the entire situation around his death had been.…
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