Tim Gane told me, to my face, that Stereolab aren’t a political band, and that he hates it when they’re called “Marxist” in the press. But I’m listening to Sound-Dust for the first time in a while, and the fantastic (are there bad songs on this album?) “The Black Arts” comes on. Opening lyrics:
I need somebody
I feel so lonely
Somebody to share
My scarcity
It might not be explicitly Marxist, but it moves in the language of a love economy, and also an economy of individuality. Think about that word “scarcity,” and what it means that you need another with whom to share it. Is it for validation? Can scarcity/uniqueness be measured only in a market setting, where there is a consumer? I have more on this, but it’s late, and you guys didn’t like my Britney picture, which I even hosted off-site so you can download it. Jerks. AMERICA TITS NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
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