March 18th, 2026
Predict the future by looking at the shit of today (Innerpartysystem and Orwell)
I was just watching this video about one of my favorite bands, Innerpartysystem, (really thought provoking vid) and I just kept thinking about how the thesis of it all is "Innerpartystem's lyrical genius was a warning" and how so many of these dystopia-themed artistic works aren't always so much "warnings" as they are commentary on the observed world around them. Like so many commentaters of Orwell's, people have made the distinction between the work being written as a commentary rather than a warning for nebulous future generations. Orwell and Innerpartysystem are direct products of the times they're written in (in this case, a time of rampent capitalist hedonism and disconnection with reality afforded to the 1%). It's like. Orwell and Innerpartysystem aren't trying to "warn you". They're laying bare the depravity of the world we live in through well constructed and easily digestible fiction. It's a tinted mirror held up to the realities of today; the fact that these realities seem to be ever-repeating and their reflections evergreen is less a testament to either artist's predictive capabilities as it is a reminder of the unfailingly banal quality the lack of innovation, imagination, and worship of stagnation that the upper eschelons of society possess.
and all I've said is just instead of telling you that Innerpartysystem's music is really fucking good.
-Loopy