Broken Robots Lampoon Media Sensationalism on “Mockingbird”

Broken Robots could very well be THE band of the 20’s. Their fresh take on what it means to be a band in a social media landscape that praises conflict is refreshingly honest and brave. Here’s the band on “Mockingbird” and the video: “We started writing this song back in April 2019, but we shelved it. As soon as we found out about the long lockdown Chicago was about to face and began experiencing the media circus surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, we thought it may be a good idea to pivot and resurrect this song from the dead. The song is about the way that the media tends to sensationalize and insert their own political agendas into the news, wreaking havoc on our mental health and making us angry, confused, and outraged at the worst time possible.” Broken Robots are artists for the modern age without the modern age pretension.

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