It seems like parts of this song could have been written in 2004ish for a second Desaparecidos album that never happened. Conor was being very public around then with his anti-Clear Channel stance.
The label cash cow that killed himself could be Elliott Smith. Britt Daniel and Conor made some music together around that time period, so it seems like he could have given him that advice, then between Lifted and Wide Awake/Digital Urn, Elliott Smith killed himself and record labels were very interested in Conor.
The autotune verse was probably written a bit more recently, since that wasn't really a thing so much back then.
It seems like parts of this song could have been written in 2004ish for a second Desaparecidos album that never happened. Conor was being very public around then with his anti-Clear Channel stance.
The label cash cow that killed himself could be Elliott Smith. Britt Daniel and Conor made some music together around that time period, so it seems like he could have given him that advice, then between Lifted and Wide Awake/Digital Urn, Elliott Smith killed himself and record labels were very interested in Conor.
The autotune verse was probably written a bit more recently, since that wasn't really a thing so much back then.
I definitely agree with the Eliott Smith comment, and the "every channel sounded clear" is a pretty obvious Clear Channel reference.
I definitely agree with the Eliott Smith comment, and the "every channel sounded clear" is a pretty obvious Clear Channel reference.
The samples from music execs are great, too. It's just a 'fuck the music industry' song.
The samples from music execs are great, too. It's just a 'fuck the music industry' song.