But today, a good friend of mine told me about udio, and I have to admit I am deeply impressed. I asked the AI to generate a song in German (my native language and a tough one) about the Libertarian Party (FDP) and how they obstruct the climate and mobility transition with their fairy tale arguments of avoiding debts and relying on the self-regulation of the market, in the style of a famous German punk rock band.

First, udio recognized the band and derived the genre mix from it: punk, rock, ska, alternative. Then it generated two ideas, each 30 seconds long. From here, you can go different ways: extend the song (add sections before, after, intro, or outro), remix it, or publish it. I chose to extend the version I liked more, and again two versions were generated. After some time of listening, comparing, rehearing, and generating, I had a solid 2:30 song, with lyrics that make perfect sense 99% of the time, and I’d even say 5% of it is really good.

Afterward, you can decide to publish, remix, extend, or download the song, and even generate a video.

AI has come a long way, and it’s changing the world rapidly. I’m really curious to see where this is going.

Here’s the song I created (as mentioned before, it’s in German).

And here’s the link to it: https://www.udio.com/songs/d12anEL76bPCNavkY8ntap

Here it is: the final album of the Canadian Pop-Punk band. It’s a double album uniting both their musical sides – Punk and Metal. To be honest, I was not a big fan of Sum 41, but I love their hits (Fat Lip, Still Waiting, In Too Deep, and Pieces), and I value their work and contribution to alternative and pop music. I felt sad when I heard they will split up after at least one more tour, but more because I didn’t get the chance to see them live last year in my hometown, and it’s a bummer the last tour won’t make a stop here.

The album comes with 20 pieces of fresh and familiar-sounding music. The first half of it features the punky side of Sum 41, while the second half focuses on their metal side. The LP features some great bangers as well as some fillers for my taste. The cover artwork is mediocre, though. This post isn’t meant to be a detailed critique, rather than a quick review.

Heaven :x: Hell was released on March 27th, 2024.