{"id":8126,"date":"2022-10-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8126"},"modified":"2022-10-31T16:23:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:23:16","slug":"grade-2-release-video-for-new-song-on-hellcat-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8126","title":{"rendered":"Grade 2 release video for new song on Hellcat Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising Isle of Wight streetpunks Grade 2 have released a video for a new song, <em>Brassic<\/em>, on Hellcat Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the latest tantalising taste of new material from the trio, following <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8061\">the release last month of <em>Doing Time<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, which was their first new song in almost two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brassic <\/em>is all about being short of cash &#8211; something many people will identify with as the cost of living soars in the UK and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brassic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Od8UVZ9TlBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Brassic. Skint. Broke. On the bones of your arse,\u201d explain Grade 2. \u201cThe feeling too many of us feel day in day out. 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