Dangerous

Do You Say "Data" or "Data"?

Dangerous ft. Joywave by Big Data

Recommended by Tim

First of all, I can't believe the artist "Big Data" released a song about how dangerous big data has become. Did they write the song and then choose a band name later? Are all of Big Data's songs about the dangers of big data?

Dangerous is specifically about how "voyeurism on the internet is unsettling" (x).

You may be wondering what kind of person would compose music on something as not-poetic as big data, and I have the answer: Alan Wilkis. The guy, in his 30s, graduated from Harvard with an English major (x). Kind of makes sense.

"Social media is just how things are. I hope that Dangerous can make social media a positive thing," he says (x). Even though Dangerous definitely makes social media sound creepy more than anything.

The topics have earned this track the title of Most Paranoid Song of the Summer in some books.

Luckily, the average listener isn't going to dig deeper than the romance-oriented chorus that kind of makes the Orwellian concepts sound like you're just trying to find yourself a place to be alone with your lover when y'all are staying in a crowded house. 

Plus, it's hard to get past the infectious electropop sound. I'd rather engage with that bass line than any kind of big data conspiracy theory.

Which is probably what They want you to do. Don't think too hard, or you'll start noticing things. Illuminati confirmed.

Overview:

Genre:
Indie Rock

Favorite Lyrics:
Nobody's listening,
and we're alone.

Verdict:
Sound - 2013
Lyrics - 1984