{"id":2379,"date":"2026-04-10T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:02:48","slug":"ahrix-meridian-review-a-powerful-return-to-his-signature-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/ahrix-meridian-review-a-powerful-return-to-his-signature-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahrix &#8211; MERIDIAN Review: A Powerful Return to His Signature Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahrix - MERIDIAN\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3quNCqKALI?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>\u201cMERIDIAN\u201d lands as Ahrix\u2019s first new single of 2026, released in early April, and the surrounding rollout makes its intent pretty clear: this is meant as a rekindling. 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