100 Bad Days: SILVER LINING on a SINKING SHIP | ICGO Reacts

Ahh, 100 Bad Days: the song that stole my heart and introduced me to a whole new world of insane, emotionally raw, tongue-in-cheek, weird-crazy-beautiful musical euphoria in AJR. Fan, flippin, tastic. But the more I listened to AJR over the years, the more I felt they were spinning their wheels, making no real progress, and the liveliness of their music began to feel like some sort of unconscious(?) facade ("1, 2, Pandemonium!").

I recently set about reviewing their music video for 100 Bad Days, and, well...it feels like some sort of dystopian cyberpunk cosmic horror 1984-esque environment with an AI Big Brother and a party-till-you-drop veneer painted on thick all over it. Intentional? Or am I just reading into some cool new effects the bois were excited to try out on the first song they got their hands on...?

Join me as I react to AJR's 100 Bad Days music video, as well as a couple of interviews where they reveal the motives behind and origins of this kick-butt song.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - (Intro) Is there ANYTHING going on under the surface?
3:03 - Music Video (100 Bad Days)
35:01 - Interviews (re: 100 Bad Days)
43:08 - (Outro) Silver Lining on a Sinking Ship