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GET /v2/plays/3600704/?format=api
{ "id": 3600704, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3600704/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-05T20:28:07-08:00", "show": 65574, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65574/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Vicio Mortal", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "RONCO", "artist_ids": [], "album": "Vicio Mortal", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": null, "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "“Vicio Mortal” is a 2025 single by RONCO, released on May 16 via Discos Panoram. At a little over three minutes, it is structured for impact: a direct opening, a tight verse-to-hook cycle, and a close that lands as a final statement. Public lyric excerpts frame “vicio mortal” as both temptation and self-diagnosis. The narrator points to ego rising “in every step,” admits to self-sabotage and overthinking, and returns to the addictive “effect” that keeps pulling them back. That push-pull makes the song easy to program: it carries a clear emotional hook (desire versus control) without requiring the listener to follow a long plot. Musically, RONCO keeps the arrangement lean, so the vocal message stays legible. The groove leans rock-alternative, with enough rhythmic drive to sit next to modern indie rock or Latin alternative selections. In a set, “Vicio Mortal” works as a momentum builder: it has a chorus-like return audiences can latch onto, yet it stays concise, leaving room to pivot into a longer track immediately after. In short, it is a focused single designed for replay—clean, urgent, and consistent. It also pairs well with darker synth cuts and guitar-led punk.\u2028Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/6WZUEC3aYtMST6u5UJxYTQ", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }