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But first, it\'s "moody" to set things in motion for our <a href="https://www.audacy.com/music/launch">Audacy <em>LAUNCH </em>artists</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmafkennk002w357t9n25au6l@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""We were in the studio with <strong>Blake Slatkin</strong> and <strong>Amy Allen</strong>, two very, very talented people," shares <strong>Royel Maddell</strong> about the making of "moody" during the band's conversation with KROQ's <strong>Miles The DJ</strong>. "We were just like throwing chords together and stuff, and that's what ended up coming out of it. All in a day's work. 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