Used Future

Album: Used Future (2018)
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  • The title track of The Sword's sixth studio album, "Used Future" was influenced by Tom Petty. Lead singer and guitar J.D. Cronise explained to Billboard:

    "When I wrote that song, when I made the demo of it, I was kind of like, 'Oh, this is a little Tom Petty-ish,' at least from my perspective. I don't think my voice sounds like Tom Petty, but to me, that's what it sounded like. Like, 'This is a little Heartbreakers nod right here.' And what was weird, was the day we recorded it was the day he died. So it was a little strange, a little heavy."
  • The song's music video was created by Austin, Texas-based videogame makers Rooster Teeth in the spirit of old Nintendo games.

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