{"id":5245,"date":"2010-09-08T14:41:19","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T13:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:27:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:27:50","slug":"the-xx-scoop-the-barclaycard-mercury-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-xx-scoop-the-barclaycard-mercury-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"The XX Scoop the Barclaycard Mercury Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/the-xx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5246 lazyload\" title=\"the xx\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/the-xx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/the-xx.jpg 500w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/the-xx-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The XX have won the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for its debut &#8220;XX&#8221;. 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