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  "path": "/the-best-songs-of-q1-2026",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T14:53:34.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Listening Habits",
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    "best music 2026",
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  "textContent": "_Welcome to**** Listening Habits_,_a column where I share the music I’ve been fixated on recently._\n\nWe are a quarter of the way through 2026. Time is just flying by while we all wait to see if global catastrophe will befall us. Fun stuff. Obviously, what we all really need is a soundtrack.\n\nWhat can be said about the year in music after just three months? There's a lot of anxiety, but also a clear desire to free oneself from said anxiety. There seems to be conscious attempt by many to make \"end times\" music, which sometimes means dwelling in the abyss of the soul, and other times means partying till the party's over, oops, out of time. The human experience contains multitudes.",
  "title": "The Best Songs Of Q1 2026"
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