Ain't It Tragic

Gimme Gimme

Starting to Fly

Starting To Fly

Papercuts

One Step Closer

Breaking the Habit

Waiting for the End

What I've Done

Downpour

“Algorithmic Truth” confronts the invisible systems shaping modern reality — the recommendation engines, moderation filters, and unseen code that quietly determines what voices rise, which ones disappear, and how truth itself is framed. Set against the raw backbone of Appalachian Americana and Outlaw Southern Rock, the song fuses analog grit with a digital-age warning.

This track speaks to the growing realization that freedom of expression is no longer suppressed only by force, but by math — by engagement metrics, shadow bans, and automated judgments made without accountability. “Algorithmic Truth” rejects passive consumption and calls for awareness, discernment, and human agency in an era where machines increasingly mediate reality.

Musically, the song blends traditional roots instrumentation with subtle synth textures, reinforcing the tension between old truths passed hand to hand and new systems that sort, rank, and silence at scale. It stands as both a protest and a refusal — a declaration that truth does not belong to platforms, code, or gatekeepers.

“Algorithmic Truth” is part of We’re Basically Done, a 35-song protest album documenting cultural fracture, institutional decay, and the quiet rebellion rising across working-class America and beyond.

This song is also part of the Basically Done Original Soundtrack — the official musical companion to Donald E. Pickett’s novel Basically Done and the upcoming Basically Done series/franchise. Together, the music and narrative form a unified cultural chronicle, blending fiction, lived experience, and protest into a single evolving universe.

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