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Let’s Give It Up for the Freaks

Breaking down three new songs from three legendary weirdos.

I also hate that I’m about to say this, but I am bound by the musicologist version of the Hippocratic Oath to point out that this melody we hear at the beginning of verse one is very similar to another recent pop song by a legacy act: Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World.” Robert also starts with this grim lyric: “This is the end of every song that we sing / The fire burned out to ash and the stars grown dim with tears.” : I feel like listening to this song is whetting my appetite to check out the rest of this album, which I’ve seen reviews calling it this remarkable extension of the band’s legacy after 16 years.

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