02. & I'm Fine Today by Susto

In 1951, Alan Watts wrote “If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so… The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance.” I bring up this quote because Susto's album seems to circle the periphery of this absurd thing we call life. The question then becomes, do we take to the floor to dance—to live? And that's what I like so much about this album, how it manages to wrestle with while simultaneously celebrate this thing we call life. On that note, it seems appropriate to leave off on a quote from Albert Camus: “I draw from the absurd three consequences, which are my revolt, my freedom, and my passion.”

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