{"id":3,"date":"2025-02-15T14:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T14:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lizowensboltz.com\/nofocusrecords.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:57:33","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lizowensboltz.com\/nofocusrecords.com\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Reviews and Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sonic Seducer Magazine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review and interview (March 2025): &#8220;The tracks are driven between synthpop beats and subtle industrial pop elements that produce a strong, atmospheric contrast. 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The end result is usually a mixture of interwoven ideas, some internal and some external, hopefully something that can resonate with listeners.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenoisebeneaththesnow.wordpress.com\/2025\/03\/06\/interview-pawn-pawn-dark-electro\/\">Read the full interview with Noise Beneath the Snow.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Darker Side of Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review (March 2025): &#8220;&#8221;This is a great track and deserves recognition for the great song it is. Very impressed..&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/darkersideofmusic.com\/?p=45065\">Read the full review from Darker Side of Music.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Onyx Music Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review (March 26, 2025): &#8220;<strong>Pawn Pawn<\/strong>&nbsp;have mixed their take on obsession, jealousy and unhealthy one sided relationship, with music that is equally as dark and very enjoyable. This is&nbsp;<em><strong>Halloween<\/strong><\/em>..&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onyxmusicreviews.com\/2025\/03\/26\/pawn-pawn-halloween\/\">Read the full review from Onyx Music.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HorrorAddicts.net<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interview (May 6, 2025): &#8220;A lot of our songs relate to the dark side of human nature \u2014 especially on our latest EP, which explores jealousy, desire, and rage. 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