Many artists have postponed new releases to avoid distracting from the Black Lives Matter protests that have swept all 50 states.
And yet, the recent unrest has generated some of the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard. At the top of the list is a 30-second diatribe from a concerned citizen who told LAPD police commissioner Michael Moore to “suck my dick and choke on it” during a live Zoom meeting.
The consonance is unbelievable—the satisfying crunch of “suck” and “dick” and “choke,” all climaxing at the supremely poetic, “I yield my time, fuck you.” And then there’s the sweet, sweet noise of hundreds of protestors shouting “Move bitch, get out the way!” at a line of NYPD officers.