US by Oftiani

✳︎NOTE: Contains Explicit Content✳︎

"US" began with 9/11 as its inspiration. From there, it grew to incorporate concepts from the poem "The New Colossus" (by Emma Lazarus). And from there, it grew further still — encompassing the battles occupants of these lands have had to face and overcome in myriad acts of injustice, discrimination, and even outright terrorism, from both beyond our borders and, too often, from within.

To evoke the "Spirit of '76", "Rockyesque" valor of downtrodden but scrappy Americans, the song is arranged and performed as if for and by a pipes and drums band of troopers. The title's properly pronounced as either “us” [“əs”] or “U.S.” [“,yo͞o’es”].

Miscellaneous Art Rock Trivia for "US":
The bass drums were played with a mallet by hand — propped on a pedestal with their pedals removed — so as to authentically imbue the sound of a drum on a battlefield.

Oftiani is an enterprising couple of high school sweethearts who met making music in marching band. The spouses play a smattering of instruments — most of which aren’t customary in rock music…yet, they concoct rock music none-the-less.

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