Candide Says by Recalculating is a standout track from their forthcoming album Do You Like To Laugh?. It combines sharp-witted cultural satire with post-modern obtuseness, alluding to Voltaire’s Candide and Lou Reed’s Candy Says. The lyrics offer layers of critique with lines like “Decline is a simple word / It sounds like roll-down gates or vacancies,” blending cultural criticism with whimsical wordplay. Musically, it rocks with roaring guitars, a Superchunk-like urgency, and explosive dynamics. Initially a gentle acoustic sketch, it evolved post-lockdown into a powerful, conceptually-focused piece, reflecting its literary inspirations with a raw, energetic sound.
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