GENRE; Alternative Rock/ AOR/ Classic Rock/ Garage Rock/ Glam Rock/ Hard Rock

RELEASE DATE; 25 June, 2026

RATING; 4.3/5

Motihari Brigade returns with Problematic, a release that challenges modern listening culture shaped by algorithmic prediction and digital saturation. The project leans into a raw, unfiltered energy that rejects passive consumption and invites active reflection. The band frames sound as confrontation rather than comfort, pushing listeners toward uncomfortable but necessary questions about modern systems of control.

Across the record, the influence of Orwellian thought and broader philosophical critique is unmistakable. References to propaganda, surveillance, and technological dependence are woven into a broader narrative that feels both urgent and intentional. The production style carries a gritty, analog tension that reinforces the project’s resistance to polished conformity.

Standout pieces such as “Chatbot Don’t Like It” and “Save Ourselves” present a layered dialogue between humanity and artificial intelligence, while “The Hubris March” expands into a more cinematic structure. Shifting arrangements and evolving intensity create a sense of movement through collapsing systems and fractured realities.

By the closing sequence, Problematic leaves listeners in a reflective state, questioning digital dependency and social obedience. It stands as a bold statement from Motihari Brigade, positioned not as entertainment alone, but as a call for independent reasoning in an increasingly automated cultural space.

TRACKS ON ALBUM

1. Cowboy Armageddon 

2. Problematic 

3. Chatbot Don’t Like it

4. Save Ourselves 

5. Not What they Seem

6. The Great Refusal

7. Heedless of the Storm

8. Ten Years Time

9. Fortunate Son

10. Pleasure Craft

11. Problematic – Reprise

12. Someone’s Dream

13. Chatbot Don’t Like it – Radio

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