{"id":343,"date":"2026-01-14T13:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/?p=343"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:14:47","slug":"step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/14\/step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStep by Step\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cover_-8-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" style=\"width:389px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cover_-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cover_-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cover_-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cover_-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunstroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cover_-8.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This song is the backbone of the whole EP. <a href=\"https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/YtUNEmZAKRkytI2tqF\">\u201cStep by Step\u201d <\/a>is not about fireworks; it\u2019s about discipline. 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