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Originall on 2020's Found Wanting EP (which can also be found here on Bandcamp!), it seems like it makes sense to include it here, too. We made a video for it, which should show up on YouTube if you do the right search!

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there’s twenty zillion rocks out there around us
but don’t go thinking that they’re all the same
there’s twenty zillion rocks out there around us
but on some of those rocks you’ll find our name

we’ve been pelted all throughout our timeline
the solar system's playing dirty pool
we’ve been pelted all throughout our timeline
go ask the dinosaurs if that was cool

If we could evade our day would be made
something to strafe could keep us all safe
and doing a test would really be best
to avoid those problems

we’re testing NEO deflection
doing it for practice just seems smart
it’s trying out orbital correction
the mission goes by the name of dart

and just one flick should do the trick
just one nudge and those things would budge
a little poke, not going for broke
would avoid those problems

dart will visit the didymos system
a one way trip that won’t be a fluke
so when hazards come we can resist ‘em
without resorting to a giant nuke

and just one flick should do the trick
just one nudge and those things would budge
a little poke, not going for broke
would avoid those problems

it could get worse if we don’t rehearse
we’ll run aground, then see what we found
first we detect, then we deflect
practice planetary defense
with dart

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from The DART Song Part II (One Big Boop), released September 25, 2023
Rhythm guitar, lead vocals: Andy Rivkin (@asrivkin on Twitter)
Bass, backing vocals: Katsumi Ramone
Lead guitar, occasional backing vocals: Günther von Günther
Drums and percussion, episodic backing vocals: Eddie Diffusion
Keyboard and all-too-frequent backing vocals: Meredith Chou Chou

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Andy Rivkin and his Gedankenband Columbia, Maryland

Andy is a planetary astronomer by day, and also by night since he's an astronomer. Also a founding member of Dr. Lüst, Science Diet, and other bands you likely haven't heard of.

The Gedankenband is a rag-tag crew of veteran eigenmusicians who help Andy turn his music into, well, still music. But maybe different from what he intended. But in a good way. Or something. ... more

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