“Sick, Sad Little World” by Incubus

"Sick, Sad Little World" comes from A Crow Left of the Murder..., the fifth Incubus album, out in 2004 and the first to feature Ben Kenney on bass after founding member Dirk Lance left. Brendan O'Brien produced and mixed it, Nick DiDia recorded it, and all five members, Chris Kilmore included, share the writing credit.

Brandon Boyd sings, José Pasillas drums, and Mike Einziger plays guitar and pitched in on engineering with Billy Bowers. The album around it gives Einziger's guitar as much of the spotlight as Boyd's voice, a change from earlier records built around the singer, and it roams through art rock, alternative metal, jazz and prog. One MTV reviewer heard the guitarist's funk and metal roots still there, now serving as the foundation for everything else.

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