2017 theme song

Ralph Lee “Mac” McCaughan is:

1. the lead singer of Superchunk, a band I adore
2. the lead singer of Portastatic, another great band
3. a solo artist
4. co-founder/owner of Merge Records, a bastion of indie rock and arguably the only decent semi-major label around.
5. an insightful political commentator

Put them all together and you have this gem of a glass-half-full song for 2017: “Happy New Year (Prince Can’t Die Again)”