track review

We are North American Scum! The pride-filled yet misunderstood lyrics along with one of the most danceable drum beats from “North American Scum” already make it a very interesting song, but I feel as if this track has something that not many other tracks achieve. For one thing, it’s an indie anthem, but for another, more important thing, it’s an American anthem. Even if it’s not exactly the most American song in existence, it’s still one with pride running throughout it’s lyrics. There are many who think that this song is about how frontman James Murphy sees North Americans as scum, but really it’s Murphy giving the bird to people who generalize North Americans into exactly that. Of course, he’s doing all this whilst crafting a indie dance classic and screaming “WE ARE NORTH AMERICANS”. Murphy has crafted this funky, criminally catchy song saying: “You know what? I don’t care what any of you think!”. “North American Scum” is the American attitude. 9/10

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