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Sheer Mag’s newest song was written using artificial intelligence.

The sentence above might set off alarm bells of shock and horror if one were to learn it entirely out of context. THAT Sheer Mag? The iconic Philadelphia garage-punk outfit that’s written so many of the best powerpop songs of the past decade? With those killer riffs and the Thin Lizzy meets Freaks and Geeks vibe? I’d worry about the future of rock ’n’ roll. But before I continue, let me tell you a bit about the song, made using the AI tool Udio. It’s a real Whitesnake-esque hair-metal crusher; the