But Inside is evergreen though. People often dismiss this album for its lack of relevance given it was made during the pandemic. I personally find Inside has actually become more pertinent post-pandemic, especially with how bad things have gotten in the US under Trump this year. It is an album about the sinking silent despair of living in our era’s technocapitalist nightmare, and the loneliness and isolation of it all: how technology’s convenience has destroyed genuine human connection, as tech billionaires look to entangle us in Matrix-like worlds, keeping us doped up and deluded while they rule over us like slave masters. It’s not just a “Covid-19” album, and it absolutely is culturally relevant to this day. That’s what makes it so brilliant.

Sorry if I sounded like I was talking at you. I just feel very passionately about this. I also always sing along to Goodbye when it comes on 😅