{"id":14529,"date":"2011-01-02T20:37:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T01:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=14529"},"modified":"2011-01-02T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T01:40:10","slug":"2010-in-music-2-belle-and-sebastian-write-about-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/2010-in-music-2-belle-and-sebastian-write-about-love\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 in Music: #2 Belle and Sebastian &#8211; Write About Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Belle-and-Sebastian-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Belle-and-Sebastian-banner.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"242\" class=\"centered\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"firstletter\">A<\/span> new Belle and Sebastian album is something to celebrate, especially when it&#8217;s been some five years since the last one. 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