{"product_id":"protomartyr-hotel-usona","title":"Protomartyr - Hotel Usona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ePRE ORDER\u003c\/span\u003e - Album\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - Release Date: 25\/09\/26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre: Alternative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_reasons-to-buy-wrapper__0CthD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-open=\"true\" class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description-product\" class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_reasons-to-buy-wrapper__0CthD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-open=\"true\" class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description-product\" class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_reasons-to-buy-wrapper__0CthD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-open=\"true\" class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description-product\" class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded with legendary producer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave Fridmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat Tarbox Road Studios in western New York,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHotel Usona\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProtomartyr\u003c\/strong\u003e's seventh full-length studio album. 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