Justin Timberlake released the second single, "Supplies," off his new album, Man of the Woods, Thursday. It comes with a politically charged music video that doesn't quite fit the lyrics of the song.
"Supplies" is catchy, featuring elements of trap music thrown behind lyrics about how Timberlake is a good guy and generous lover; he can take care of the women in his life because he got supplies. Those aren't bad themes, but they don't pair well with what's in the music video.
The video starts with Timberlake watching several news broadcasts at once, showing images of alleged serial sexual abuser Harvey Weinstein, protests, people holding up #MeToo signs, images of war, and what appears to be a white-hooded member of the KKK. Most of the rest of the video has Timberlake participating in various protests and gatherings, with some other less political scenes thrown in to cleanse the palate.
Neither the song nor the video seem to fulfill any of the promises that were made about Man of the Woods feeling like "mountains, trees, campfires," and a modern take on the Wild West. Perhaps the song "Flannel" will sound like mountains, trees, and campfires.
The video ends strangely, with Timberlake, a woman, and five dirty kids standing in a post-apocalyptic scene of a destroyed city. One of the kids steps forward and says: "Just leave," "die already," "you're still asleep," "wake up," and "just leave, please, we're good."
Presumably, JT is telling all of us to stay woke.
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