The Beat Generation provides a particularly pertinent reality check in their new single “Get Along.” Out today, this grungey, no messing blues number from Miklos Frirsz and Lawrence White doesn’t bother to pull any punches either. The Beat Generation has always been slightly on the outside, near the mainstream but not in it, and “Get Along” is a reason why that’s a good place to remain. It’s music for grown-ups in the best way, not in that it’s serious or stuffy, but because it declines to sugarcoat the truth. And at present, that sort of transparency is not just upbeat, it’s necessary.
Clocking in with a raw, stripped-down sound, “Get Along” doesn’t mince words. Instead, it wears its scars with pride, leaning into the gravel and soul of a genre that has always thrived on truth. From the opening guitar lick to the final line, the song is burdened with hard-earned wisdom, the sort that never shows up unless you take a long, good look in the mirror and own what’s staring back. The vocals aren’t merely sung, they’re lived. There’s a weariness in the delivery, but it’s the sort of weariness that carries stamina, not surrender. You can feel the years, the wrong, and the change. It’s blues of the most naked sort: not a sound so much as a confession.
“Get Along” goes for the gut. In an age of deflection, Miklos and Lawrence provide pushback against the noise. The song doesn’t shout or scream but speaks the truth, which is more devastating than any scream could ever be. And that message is the point of “Get Along.” This is an elbow-throwing dare, a demand for accountability in an age of excuses. A reminder of strength is in confronting your flaws, not burying them.
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