Can’t Be Sitting Gentle In A Storm

Genesis Owusu “Get Inspired”

I like the lyrical conceit of “Get Inspired.” Genesis Owusu gives voice to all the reasons making art can seem silly when there are so many problems to be faced in the world every day and then shrugs it off – sure, OK. He concedes a little, but only just to dial down the scale of his message to some bit of useful and realistic advice: get inspired. Owusu’s punchy rhythmic cadence sells the tough love and the irony, the track pulls some tricks from the likes of TV on the Radio and Devo to project a manic urgency. He’s not telling you how to get inspired, but he’s nudging you towards the why of it all. How is anything positive big or small supposed to happen without that spark?

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