I heard this for the first time today and did my best to let it sink deep into my bones.  Another one of those circumstances where i'm fairly certain i'm in the >1% of fans who know this song exists, the internets a funny place.  Kind of like how 20 years ago if you spent enough time crate digging in record stores you'd a couple jewels, in 2016 if you stare at the matrix code long enough you find the white rabbits trail.  Remember that time I bumped into Sam Beam on the street?  

In the spirit of the 20 unreleased Iron & Wine songs I found today..  

I want to continue to make music that’s sample based, but we’re living in this strange dichotomy where music has technically never been worth less and yet… people have never wanted more [for sample clearance],

I agree. I think that's why you see artists like Jai Paul never officially release music. There is a lot of art that will either never be made or never see the light of day because we're telling artists what they can and cannot do. Creativity exists without boundaries. Everyone steals from everyone. Only recently have we adopted this strict regimen of meticulously tracking every artistic source and obtaining permission. Totally unreasonable.

Identity Politics and the Rise of the Republican Party

Identity politics are toxic. If Democrats don't start learning the lessons about this election that are right in front of their eyes they're going to lose again come midterms. Democrats just lost control of all three branches of government for the first time since 1928. It's time to reassess. Maybe take a look at what the populist leader on the left has to say..

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