Petty bickering online led to one of the year’s most enjoyable songs

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In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some not, but always songs worth hearing.
Our Flame War Could Be Your Band—it’s not as succinct as The Hunting Room for the title of Her Royal Harness’ debut album, but it’s more descriptive of the group’s origins. Norwegian songwriter Helene Jaeger met British producer/multi-instrumentalist Dylan Long while arguing in an unnamed “music forum.” Once they tired themselves out—presumably after calling each other “worse than Hitler,” or perhaps wishing cancerAIDS on each other—they realized they shared a lot of interests, and their different ideas could make for good music.