{"id":33456,"date":"2025-08-11T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T05:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=33456"},"modified":"2025-08-07T21:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:43:06","slug":"new-album-new-album-illiterates-does-not-compute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/new-album-new-album-illiterates-does-not-compute\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Illiterates || Does Not Compute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"479\">If you miss old-school hardcore circa 1988\u2014or you\u2019ve just discovered the genre and want the best of what\u2019s happening now\u2014Pittsburgh\u2019s Illiterates should jump straight to the top of your playlist. 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