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Listen to "Andrew, Savior of the Universe"

(LISTEN TO THE TRACK HERE): Andrew, Savior of the Universe

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Andrew Wiggins, creator of the Minnesota dream. Has a catchy ring to it, does it not?

Local Minneapolis band Cosmonot highlights the anguish and misery of the last decade of Minnesota Timberwolves basketball while remaining hopeful for a Wiggins-filled future in this lighthearted, upbeat tune. If the sound of Cosmonot's newest single has not graced your ear by now, you have not truly lived a fruitful Timberwolves offseason.

I had a chance to talk to head honcho of the band, Alex Smith, about the meaning of the song and what Andrew, Savior of the Universe, truly means to the state of professional basketball in Minnesota. He explains the meaning of the ditty as "a banger about a true hero":

Andrew has a rare opportunity here: he can bring together an entire state (nation?) with his skills on the basketball court. Couple his athletic prowess with his irresistible charisma, and you have a storm coming.

These people just want to win. Every single other team in the league has made the playoffs since the Wolves lost to the Lakers, and a decade of setbacks has kept fans skeptical of eventual dominance. But we finally have our core in place. We finally have a leader. There's no reason to be afraid anymore.

The song came about as organically as possible. I was sitting in my basement toward the end of summer putting together a short list of songs to bring to the studio. Then I thought, 'Hey, I'm going to write one about Andrew.' So I did, and then Andrew Newman (no relation to Andrew) helped me pull the anthem off the paper, so to speak. What's better: a dumb song about a fictional woman or a banger about a true hero?

That last sentence sums it up marvelously.

All you have to do is pass to Andrew.

For more about Cosmonot, visit http://www.cosmonotmusic.com/. For lyrics to "Andrew, Savior of the Universe", visit https://cosmonot.bandcamp.com/track/andrew-savior-of-the-universe.

(Picture taken from cbc.ca)