The wiry momentum of The Mosfets’ humorously titled “Welcome to the Apartment Jungle” is irresistible in its exaggerated and surrealistic depiction of domestic frustration and affectionate exasperation. In the lyric video we really only see a single cactus in a small pot but particularly during the early pandemic plenty of people adopted all kinds curiously accumulative behavior including bringing plants into their living space. Sure the cactus in the video multiples a little and takes on psychedelic colors and gyrates in dramatic fashion now and then but at least it wasn’t a spider plant or a cluster of aloe or a variety of pothos seemingly taking over. The song speaks to the small things that can drive people crazy when they’re living with someone else in a limited area and it can feel like something like a plant can seem like an encroachment on not only their physical environment but also that more psychological. But in the end the garage flavored punk song is a purging of that creeping anxiety and a fine excuse to take a dig at Guns N’ Roses and one of its most iconic hits the video for which makes it look like Indiana is less dystopian and corrupting than Los Angeles. But it’s all in good fun. Watch the video for “Welcome to the Apartment Jungle” on YouTube and follow The Mosfets at the links provided.
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