{"id":51814,"date":"2019-08-02T13:26:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T12:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=51814"},"modified":"2019-08-06T18:13:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T17:13:15","slug":"the-peculiar-people-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/08\/the-peculiar-people-on-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"The Peculiar People &#8211; &#8216;On Purpose&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fifteen years after the release of their debut album, The Peculiar People\u00a0is set to return as they release their second album entitled &#8216;Out The Box II: Separation Of The Church And State&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded by two-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Grammy-nominated B. 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