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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Take a Trip Through the Simulation with James E. Gray</strong></h1>
<p>If you&#8217;re in search of a spooky alt rock with a new Britrock flare, you&#8217;ve come to the right time and place in this twisted space-time continuum.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnnKAM6UTfc">James E. Gray</a> is a songwriter, artist, and producer based in Hull / London, England, known for his &#8220;spacey vibes&#8221; and delightfully eerie aesthetics and themes.</p>
<p>In a style akin to the art rock sides of the likes of Perfume Genius, IDKHOW, and Muse, this kaleidoscopic introspection on the bizarre universe we live in kicks things off with a thesis to repeat and anchor itself throughout the song:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen it all before,</p>
<p>Computeristic laws</p>
<p>A mainframe situation</p>
<p>A simulation&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>In a strange, altered reality, the &#8220;Simulation&#8221; lyric video depicts the Grim Reaper on horseback amid a static pink, acid-washed western backdrop, intercut with captivating visuals of cowboys, skeleton steeds, and extraterrestrials cutting in and out along death&#8217;s galloping path.</p>
<p>Easily some of the coolest visuals in a lyric video of the year so far, it does a fantastic job of translating the sonic motions and electricity of &#8220;Simulation&#8221; into something just as bizarrely and hypnotically, colorfully macabre.</p>
<h2><strong>Watch James E. Gray&#8217;s &#8220;Simulation&#8221; lyric video:</strong></h2>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Written by</span><a href="https://rockthepigeon.com/author/samsonwinsor/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Samson Winsor</span></a></p>
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