X04 unveils a contemporary luxury with latest release “First World Blues”

X04’s latest release, “First World Blues” is a comedy about mundane privilege, a tongue-in-cheek look at issues that aren’t quite catastrophic, but somehow feel huge in the moment. The lyrics feature tongue-in-cheek examples of modern day annoyances, from cell phone service and streaming subscriptions to late packages, dry burger buns and social media letdowns. “I got first world blues, that’s a fact” sums up the joke perfectly. The track works because it knows how stupid it is. Comfort and excess are the punchline. X04 is silly self-aware social commentary and it’s fun and refreshing to see it laugh at the complaints of the modern world.