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The future doesn’t remix itself. Start building something new with your next 80,000 hours: 👉 https://80000hours.org/middle8 A nonprofit helping people do meaningful, high-impact work. Totally free. 💡Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/middle8 Follow for updates and behind-the-scenes: https://twitter.com/moremiddle8 https://instagram.com/moremiddle8/ 🎧 About This Video The Dare makes music that sounds like LCD Soundsystem – and everyone has noticed. But behind the throwback synths and sweaty irony is something deeper: a revival of early-2000s chaos, crafted for a generation drowning in curated aesthetics. Pulling from the bloghouse scene, electroclash, and dance-punk, Harrison Patrick Smith isn’t just copying a sound, he’s curating a feeling. To some, it's derivative. To others, it's the most fun music has been in years. This is the story of What's Wrong With New York?, the indie sleaze revival and why The Dare might be the perfect soundtrack for a world that’s falling apart, but still dancing. ⏱ Timestamps: 0:00 Disco Infiltrator 1:13 Scenes from the Bathroom 2:36 Make New York Depraved Again 4:47 Panic at the Disco 8:03 The Indie Sleaze Revival™ 9:39 The Vibe Remains the Same 10:43 Just The Afterparty 🎶 Music Licensed via Epidemic Sound Rascal Genius – The Demon in Your Eyes https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/sN7jJJZFwB/ Blood Red Sun – Clean Out the Weights (Instrumental Version) https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/A2raWWFhwr/ Johannes Bornlöf – Turtle Swim https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/naJ3vnUsPt/ #Middle8 #TheDare #LCDSoundsystem #IndieSleaze #MusicEssay #MusicDocumentary #VideoEssay #NewRave