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In 'Real Enemies,' Darcy James Argue Confronts A Post-Truth World

Darcy James Argue conducts The Secret Society in a performance of Real Enemies. NPR hide caption

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In 'Real Enemies,' Darcy James Argue Confronts A Post-Truth World

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The Secret Society bandleader says his latest composition explores "the present-day folklore that we call conspiracy theories" — no tinfoil hat required.

In 'Real Enemies,' Darcy James Argue Confronts A Post-Truth World

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First Listen: Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, 'Brooklyn Babylon'

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society's new album, Brooklyn Babylon, comes out April 30. Lindsay Beyerstein/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, 'Brooklyn Babylon'

The composer's second album accompanies an animated work: the tale of a future metropolis where professional aims and neighborhood loyalty square off. It looks like both early-20th-century New York and a bordering-on-dystopian future. Perfect for a ultramodern big band like this one.

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