In anticipation for the release of his debut album this September, The War for Infinity, our favorite new emcee Adam WarRock released the first single entitled “Ira Glass”. In “Ira Glass”, named for the NPR radio personality and host of “This American Life”, WarRock spits both fire and prose over the infectious beat (courtesy of collaborator and producer DJ Ruckus Roboticus) with references to technology (…”The video star was hot for a minute until/The internet took it over/now we listen for thrills”), his childhood (“Now we’re down south/I learned the color of my skin/Couldn’t set the tone of everything that was covered within”), and the struggle and optimism that shape the American experience (It’s a similar struggle that we’re feeling heavy/And so when I’m tuning in/I’m feeling better already”).
It’s a great introduction to an album that promises to be fresh and forward-thinking without exuding a superiority complex. WarRock is saying if you listen to NPR you probably know Ira Glass but you don’t need to be an “intellectual” NPR listener to understand what it’s like to struggle and trying to overcome a barrier. Amen, brother.
You can purchase the song on iTunes, Amazon, and Bandcamp. Here’s “Ira Glass” by Adam WarRock:
Peace,
Radio M.