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“Mercury in Retrograde” by Impostor Syndrome is the Soundtrack to the Calm Before the Existential Storm

Impostor Syndrome, photo courtesy the artists

Impostor Syndrome’s industrial post-punk track “Mercury in Retrograde” was partially inspired by the concept how events and phenomena beyond our control can have a negative impact on our behavior and thinking. Given how the worst global pandemic in a century has barrelled into the lives of most people in the world it’s easy to see how that scenario plays out whether one chooses to believe in things like astrology or not. The song feels like the intro to something bigger like the first track of a larger song cycle of an album. It sounds a bit as if Front Line Assembly picked up some musical cues from big beat artists along the way. The song, although short, establishes a strong sense of urgency and menace with the suggesting of a burgeoning crisis on the immediate horizon. Listen to “Mercury in Retrograde” on Spotify and connect with Impostor Syndrome at the links provided.

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“The Hole In Your Head” Finds Impostor Syndrome Diving Headlong Toward the Cultural and Political Event Horizon Facing Us Today

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Impostor Syndrome, image courtesy the artists

Impostor Syndrome’s video for “The Hole In Your Head” was created and filmed by the band. And somehow the group managed to nail an aesthetic like something by an independent band offering on public access television in the 90s. Musically it’s similarly eclectic and not overly beholden to a prevailing trend. With its urgency and intensity paired with distorted atmospherics the song sounds like something that might have come out of a group of musicians who listened to a whole lot of Deftones, Failure and Jane’s Addiction growing up. It’s melodic, has a shimmer but driven by an aggressive energy and seemingly willing to go outside even its own conventions with unpredictable dynamics. The song is about coming to the realization that maybe the pillars of your understanding of society and the world was always resting on a crumbling foundation of conceptualizations, models and assumptions that do little to address the needs of actual people in service to outdated ideologies. In the face of this self-illumination you can either hold on tight to what you’ve always known or dive headlong into new possibilities. Seems like Impostor Syndrome has chosen the latter. Watch the video for “The Hole In Your Head” and connect with the band at the links provided.

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