There's been a lot of discussion of the national anthem in the news lately. While all of this discourse will continue to keep websites such as facebook.com and twitter.com in business, and any thing said on a measly little music blog such as Sad Moth Music will amount to little more than a whisper in a room full of yells, we here at Sad Moth think it is important to bring our perspective to the issue.
Our main thesis is this: whatever you think about the national anthem and its symbology, the song FUCKING SUCKS. But that's not really Thomas Jefferson (or whoever wrote the song)'s fault. Most old music is boring and lame. Anyone with a dad knows that. The national anthem is no different. It's corny, drawn out, boring, with few original ideas. It does nothing that wasn't done better, by more influential artists. It's a 3/10 track at best.
So, what are we getting at? We need a new national anthem. Something fresh, something hip, something catchy. A good anthem is short, about a minute and a half, and it should be simple and recognizable. Furthermore, as the anthem is so often performed at large sporting events and other large, outdoor events, the anthem should sound good being blasted out of old PA speakers. It should not be rendered unrecognizable as it echoes of the walls of a massive football stadium, or wafts over the heads of thousands at 4th of July fireworks show.
After weeks of vetting and debate at the Sad Moth offices, we winnowed the candidates for the new national anthem down to six great, timeless songs. We then produced video simulations for each of the six songs, which can be found below. These video simulations aim to emulate the tone that each song will set. The audio for each song has also been altered. Reverb, echo, and low pass filters have been added to suggest what the songs will sound like in the settings the videos display. Watch each video thoroughly, and at the end, we will throw up a poll to let the Sad Moth readership decide which song is most fit to be the new national anthem.
10/3/17
Sad Moth 1 Year Anniversary Reviews: Bon Iver -- 22, A Million
Editor's Note: 22, A Million was released by seminal American recording artist Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) 1 year (and two days) ago. In an impressive display of procrastination, lethargy, and general disinterest, the Sad Moth stable of record reviewers have taken a FULL YEAR to finish their reviews, which were originally planned to be published shortly after the record release. But, ultimately, they pulled it out of their ass. What you will find below are four reviews. If you genuinely loved this album, we are sorry. If you share our extremely shallow, overly-ironic perspective on the music of Bon Iver, we hope you will enjoy. If you are Justin Vernon, don't get it twisted: you better not show your face around these parts for a long, long time to come.
Reviews By:
Manny
/10
Reviews By:Manny
/10
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Noah 6/10
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Patrick 6.9/10
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Justin V. ∞∞/10
Aggregate Score: 8=====D /10
Noah 6/10
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Patrick 6.9/10
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Justin V. ∞∞/10
Aggregate Score: 8=====D /10
22 a million: A review in poetry by Justin V.
22 a million
a poetic record review of Bon Iver's magnum opus
by Justin V.
a poetic record review of Bon Iver's magnum opus
by Justin V.
22, A Million
Bon Iver's 22, A Million is an experimentation into glitchy transcendence. The album, with various successes, uses audio impurity to set an ambient for Justin Vernon's (Bon Iver's) raw and honest journey to self actualization. It is an album about seeking truth, hyper accepting imperfection, dealing with existence, and reflecting on the past...
22 a million? More like 1,000,000 a trillion!
Editor's Note: This review was written a while ago -- like, over a year ago. The author has chosen not edit it for its publication today, as he finds it to be a bit of a time capsule, if you will, to a pre-2017 world. The innocence that can be read between each line proved too wholesome to alter. 2016 was a simpler time. A better time. And back in 2016, Justin Vernon dropped 22 a million on us. Here is what our intrepid Sad Moth reporter wrote:
O'l Pat's 22 A Million Review
Artist: Bon Iver
Album: 22, A Million (2016)
It's been about a year now since we as Sad Moth were originally going to publish our Bon Iver 22, A Million reviews. His latest record, released after about a half decade album drought, polarized many a fan but didn't stop the thing for garnering rave reviews, as most Justin Vernon projects seem to do. I seem to be having a difficult time trying to discern what side of the fence I'm on, with not only this album but Bon Iver as a whole.
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