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  "name": "Maxwell",
  "description": "Maxwell appears once in our Neo-Soul list, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/maxwell/",
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    "first": 1996,
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  },
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      "trackKey": "maxwell--ascension-dont-ever-wonder",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/maxwell--ascension-dont-ever-wonder/",
      "title": "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)",
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      "label": "Columbia",
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      "whyItMatters": "The most straightforwardly beautiful record in the genre, and the one that proved this was a movement rather than one man in Virginia. Sade's restraint, updated without being diluted.",
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}