{"id":32730,"date":"2025-06-05T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=32730"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:46:58","slug":"new-ep-the-mail-manipulators-the-mail-manipulators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/new-ep-the-mail-manipulators-the-mail-manipulators\/","title":{"rendered":"New EP: The Mail Manipulators  || The Mail Manipulators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"412\">Self-describe as &#8220;a scrappy rock-\u2019n\u2019-roll band&#8221; and you\u2019re bound to grab the attention of the blogging brothers at Add to Wantlist. Actually back it up with six ripping tracks? Now you\u2019re on the wantlist.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"770\">The Mail Manipulators\u2014three punks from Madison, Wisconsin\u2014wrote these songs during the pandemic and recorded them over the years since. 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