{"id":3788,"date":"2025-10-13T04:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrymusictune.com\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2025-10-13T04:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:35:41","slug":"i-brought-the-synth-into-the-studio-with-harry-flicked-through-the-presets-and-theres-one-called-harpoon-dream-i-took-the-delay-off-and-we-were-like-yeah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countrymusictune.com\/?p=3788","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI brought the synth into the studio with Harry, flicked through the presets and there\u2019s one called Harpoon Dream. 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