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Ive been a fan of Crispin Earl ever since I heard his first band Everything After so it was only natur...","melodicRatingList":[1,2],"melodicIsHalfRating":true,"melodicRated":true,"userRatingList":[1,2,3,4,5],"userRated":false},{"artistId":"11632","artistName":"The Maine","img":"img11\/r_fr7158gvxzcnsy0m4d6k.jpg","title":"Joy next door","label":"","relDate":"2026-04-10","totVotes":null,"totValue":null,"nummer":"147988","text":null,"rating":"2.5","fullname":"Kaj Roth","date":"2026-04-13 16:50:45","isClassic":"N","friendlyId":"the-maine-joy-next-door","introText":"

The Maine<\/strong><\/a> makes music for long summer nights, often positi...","melodicRatingList":[1,2],"melodicIsHalfRating":true,"melodicRated":true,"userRatingList":[1,2,3,4,5],"userRated":false},{"artistId":"5850","artistName":"Foo Fighters","img":"img11\/r_ht3xm8yd40cwfqnjsbr5.jpg","title":"Your Favorite Toy","label":"","relDate":"2026-04-24","totVotes":null,"totValue":null,"nummer":"148001","text":null,"rating":"2.5","fullname":"Kaj Roth","date":"2026-04-25 08:45:51","isClassic":"N","friendlyId":"foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy","introText":"

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