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Thursday, July 26, 2018
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ARTS
ROBERT MANSUETTI
Summer Senior Arts Editor
The Internet is the hardest
band to be a fan of for one simple
reason. Not because their music
is problematic, not because they
make questionable career choices,
but because of two simple words:
their name. What’s in a name? A
lot of social faux pas apparently.
On more than one occasion I have
mindlessly asked a friend “Have
you ever heard of The Internet?”
to recieve the blankest of stares.
Only a few days ago I put on their
newest album Hive Mind in the
background while helping my
mom prepare dinner; she asked
me what we were listening to
and my completely
honest
response
was
met
with
a
curt
“thanks,
smartass.”
Yet despite their
poor search engine
optimization, The Internet and
its individual members have
been making musical tidal waves
recently. Thankfully I can now
type “The Internet” into Google
and the band’s website pops up as
the first result. Drop the “The,”
however, and you’ll probably get
a confused FBI agent wondering
if the 19-year-old kid they were
assigned to is actually a computer
illiterate 65-year-old grandma.
Once
described
as
“what
people thought [Odd Future] was”
by lead vocalist Syd, The Internet
has its roots in Tyler, the Creator’s
(seemingly
defunct)
hip-hop
Sandlot. What began as Syd
and
percussionist/keyboardist
Matt Martians’ side project has
now evolved into a Grammy-
nominated group rounded out
by the multitalents Patrick Paige
II and Christopher Smith and
guitarist Steve Lacy, the latter of
whom was buzzed about last year
for producing Kendrick Lamar’s
“PRIDE” on his iPhone. Gaining
steam with 2015’s breezy Ego
Death and a healthy output of solo
projects — Steve Lacy’s Demo,
Syd’s Fin and Martians’ The Drum
Chord Theory were among 2017’s
subtle standouts — The Internet
is a on a roll, and with their latest
effort, only getting funkier.
When paired with Ego Death,
Hive Mind’s title makes it seem
like the second installment in a
conceptual Jungian psychology
trilogy, but don’t be mistaken.
The album is as accessible as
the Motown classics it follows
in the footsteps of and rich in
lyrical meaning and masterfully
melded production. The band’s
five members simply gel together,
pooling
their
collective
talent
and
playfully
bouncing off each
other to craft music
that
evolves
the
joint sound while
retaining individual flair.
Lead single “Come Over” is a
perfect example of the group’s
united psyche: Lacy’s work on
guitar and bass presents itself as
a Super Mario 64-esque endless
staircase of twangs and thumps,
carpeted by Martians’ staggered
drum patterns, all while Syd
and her effortlessly cool vocals
casually saunter up it. “We can
play Simon Says / or watch TV in
bed” implores Syd to her nameless
Juliet in the song’s music video, as
she stands hands-in-pockets like
a lost Romeo on a suburban lawn.
When Syd finally gets her crush
to perform the titular action,
the house literally spins around
the camera, revealing the other
four band members with their
respective boos in simple, lovely
vignettes.
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ACROSS
1 Org. that awards
the Spingarn
Medal
6 Bochco series
11 Peter, Paul and
Mary: Abbr.
14 Counterpart of “a”
15 Bacteria in
undercooked
meat
16 Not just “a”
17 Led
19 Bonanza
contents
20 Many a Bon
Appétit subscriber
21 Tablet download
23 Flips, in a way
26 Ball beauties
27 Hardened
28 Decline to
recline?
30 Bursts
31 Barbecue favorite
34 Suffix with glob
35 Held closely (to)
37 “O wad some
Pow’r the giftie
__ us”: Burns
38 Reduces, as
spending
40 Manage (for
oneself)
41 Melonlike tropical
fruit
42 Slapstick trio
member
44 Loosey-__
46 Fishing lure
47 Less experienced
48 Plump
50 Mike and __:
fruity candy
51 Cooked fruit
dessert ... and a
cryptic hint to the
start of 17-, 31-
and 38-Across
56 Part of mpg
57 Quilt filler
58 Latin stars
59 “Star Trek” rank:
Abbr.
60 Tea go-with
61 Bikini blast
DOWN
1 Hip-hop artist
who narrates
Netflix’s “The Get
Down”
2 Hurdle for
Hannibal
3 Act like
4 Plant-eating
scarab beetles
5 Sentence
shortener
6 City on the Aire
7 Antioxidant berry
in smoothies
8 Valuable deposit
9 Tap output
10 Innocent-looking
11 Informer
12 Pang
13 Goes after
18 You might hear
music on it
22 Cloud
23 Make confetti of
24 Name on a 1945
bomber
25 Dominant states
26 Spartan
28 Expels
29 Mountain lake
31 Larry McMurtry’s
“The Last
Picture __”
32 __-watch
33 Feast where the
Haggadah is read
35 Bad-mouths
36 “Saving Private
Ryan” event
39 Let up
40 Most affectionate
42 5’7” Webb,
shortest to win
the NBA Slam
Dunk Contest
43 __ Alley
44 Beef
45 Like Cognac
casks
46 About 1.3 cubic
yards
48 Give a
makeover
49 “A Prayer for __
Meany”: John
Irving novel
52 Personal quirk
53 Downed a sub?
54 Syst. of cars on
tracks
55 Convened
By Paul Coulter
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