Kid Anansi’s track “Shit on Company Time” doesn’t just ask listeners to pause their 9-to-5; it dares them to rebel with a purpose. In this audacious spoken word piece, Anansi lashes out at the grind culture that monopolizes our time, punctuating each stanza with pointed exclamations of defiance. Set against a soft acoustic guitar backdrop evocative of early Cat Stevens or Nick Drake, the track juxtaposes meditative strumming with a relentless barrage of spoken-word confrontations, bringing to mind Pink Floyd’s The Wall or Apple TV+’s Severance, all channeled through a whimsical Wes Anderson lens. “Shit on Company Time” is subversive, stirring, and strangely soothing—like the soundtrack to an existential protest on a mellow afternoon.
Lyrically, the track brings a tongue-in-cheek intensity that feels both absurdly humorous and deeply resonant. Lines like, Shoot a Leviathan deuce on your boss’ dime, don’t let your labor hours become the property of those in power, put Anansi in the ranks of spoken word provocateurs who challenge the way we think about labor, agency, and identity. He doesn’t just vent; he creates a manifesto against the exploitative structures that devalue human time and spirit, asking us to reclaim the minutes, even in absurd ways, from breakroom pizza parades and hollow accolades.
“Shit on Company Time” has the tone of a late-night rant fueled by exhaustion but spun into something artful, mixing the defiance of punk rock with the introspective wit of artists like Gil Scott-Heron. His descriptions are visceral—flooding the “open-plan prison” and clogging the corporate machine in rebellion—and his delivery feels less like a performance than a confession, unabashed and unfiltered. The humor, dark as it may be, is sharp and pointed, giving listeners permission to laugh and rage simultaneously.
Kid Anansi’s self-titled debut is a fierce introduction to an artist who wields words like a trickster’s weapon. Named after the African folk hero famed for his cunning, Kid Anansi seems poised to disrupt and entertain in equal measure. In an era where workers are quietly, sometimes desperately, reevaluating their worth and boundaries, “Shit on Company Time” doesn’t just resonate—it roars. With this debut, Kid Anansi has set a high bar, crafting a vivid space that’s part therapy, part revolution, and entirely unapologetic. If this track is any indication, we’re in for an exhilarating journey.
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