{"id":34398,"date":"2025-10-17T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=34398"},"modified":"2025-10-15T21:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:15:08","slug":"album-review-speed-week-weak-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/album-review-speed-week-weak-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Speed Week || Weak Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"712\">For an album that comes wrapped in artwork inspired by laundry detergent, Speed Week\u2019s <em data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"339\">Weak Speed<\/em> sounds anything but clean. It\u2019s grimy, stained, and beautifully scuffed \u2014 like a once-white shirt that\u2019s been through a dozen house parties, a basement gig, and a few emotional spin cycles. 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