{"id":35165,"date":"2025-12-01T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=35165"},"modified":"2025-11-30T21:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T20:45:09","slug":"ep-review-cheex-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/ep-review-cheex-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"New EP: CHEEX || DEMO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"465\">Stumbling onto a potential new favorite band in the depths of the Bandcamp basement always feels like winning the lottery, and today\u2019s winning ticket is CHEEX. 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