{"title":"Staff Picks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what's spinning on the Blackbyrd staff's turntables right now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dangelo-and-the-vanguard-black-messiah","title":"D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eSTAFF PICK:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBlack Messiah\u003c\/em\u003e is worth every damn minute of the fifteen years it took to be released.\" - Thomas (YYC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarch 10, 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRCA Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2xLP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ciframe height=\"380\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5Hfbag0SsHxafx1SySFSX6\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39373174210654,"sku":"","price":42.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/4834\/4670\/files\/2834512-1.jpg?v=1717026979"},{"product_id":"durand-jones-private-space","title":"Durand Jones - Private Space","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTAFF PICK: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“If you've stopped by the Edmonton store at some point this Summer or Fall, you've probably heard this one! \u003cem\u003eLove Will Work It Out\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect pop song, and is constantly on rotation both at the shop and at home.” - Jason (YEG)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJuly 30, 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDead Oceans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1xLP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Over the past few months we've featured no small number of #PandemicAlbums. 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