{"id":2255,"date":"2017-04-21T06:27:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T10:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nialangley.com\/blog\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2018-12-04T17:31:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T22:31:35","slug":"song-month-blue-willow-beats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nialangley.com\/blog\/song-month-blue-willow-beats\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Month: &#8220;Blue&#8221; by Willow Beats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My song of the month is &#8220;Blue&#8221; by Willow Beats. Willow Beats, an Australian uncle-niece duo, released &#8220;Blue&#8221; in 2014. The most popular track on their sophomore\u00a0EP\u00a0<em>Alchemy<\/em>, &#8220;Blue&#8221; is a delicate, featherweight-sounding electronic number. 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