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ADDERALL

“Adderall is my version of melancholy Sunday, basically, and it’s setting the tone for the rest of the album. Lyrically, it’s looking inside to be able to pull things out.”

THE DYING SONG (TIME TO SING)

“That song is really about the death of empathy and humanity, because of how technology has pulled us out of social circles and social niceties, social anything. It’s the musical equivalent of bashing your head against a fucking wall.”

THE CHAPELTOWN RAG

“That’s about how social media has turned other media into something that is more fantastical than it is any sort of honest reporting. Anyone with a website now considers themselves a reporter – you

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