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  "name": "The Cure",
  "description": "The Cure appears once in our Post-Punk list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
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    "last": 1980
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      "title": "A Forest",
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      "label": "Fiction",
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      "whyItMatters": "Flanged guitar, a bassline that walks in a straight line, and a chorus that never quite resolves. The moment the Cure worked out that atmosphere could carry a hit single.",
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