Art Pop / Psychedelia

We Owe – Illogical Thinking

by Louise Jaunet

“A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.” Neither prophetic nor redemptive, this epigram written in 1982 by the famous computer scientist Alan Perlis is nevertheless somewhat of a foretelling message, since we know that artificial intelligence (AI) is already playing a major role in our lives, and perhaps even more than we might think.

Written as a mental exercise around the apparitions of the Sasquatch or Bigfoot, for which there is no rational explanation, “Illogical Thinking” by We Owe a.k.a. Chris Pravdica (Swans, Xiu Xiu, The Gunga Din, etc.), is a psychedelic pop ballad that reveals elements of dream pop or chamber pop over the soaring percussion and melodic counterpoints from the backing vocals, synthesizers, piano and guitar.

Taken from his forthcoming album, described as ‘post-alternative’ and entitled Major Inconvenience (December 1 via Mothland), the video, directed by Jim Larson, is a kind of caustic mockery created from a host of AI-generated images, showing people merrily celebrating their confident misinterpretation in a church. When human beings are lost on the threshold of death, the belief in a miracle cure for the soul often turns into a collective therapeutic frenzy. However, the specter of a supernatural guardian watching over the land can sometimes be the sign of a good omen.

Watch “Illogical Thinking” Here:
Opening photo by: Phil Puleo

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