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    Start Your Weekend With An 'Obscenely Optimistic' Ukulele Jam

    Hear "Everything Is Magical," the first song from Jeremy Messersmith's literally titled 11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele: A Micro Folk Record For The 21st Century And Beyond.
    by Stephen Thompson Apr 07, 2017 1 minute
    Jeremy Messersmith's new album, <em>11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele: A Micro Folk Record For The 21st Century And Beyond</em>, comes out April 14.

    The news of the day is freighted with life-and-death importance, whether we're looking at , the of a new Supreme Court justice, or the strife the White House inner circle. Even the music is one week away from whose meanings will be parsed for months to come, are rolling out at a steady clip, and 's Harry Styles is back with that casts him as a -esque wanderer. Everything feels as if it's got the weight of the world on its shoulders. Happy Friday!

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