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Against all odds, Odd Future's chaotic, aggressive aesthetic exploded out of Ladera, California, and into my peaceful, little corner of rural England. They shouldn't have been so popular: what appeal did a gaggle of black skaters from urban Los Angeles hold for a bunch of white teenagers living in the middle of prime UK farmland? Well, from the start it was about more than the music.Odd Future embodied a complex collection of contradictions that transcended superficial social differences and struck a chord with every angsty youth in my neck of the woods. Growing up in a rural area allows you to experience levels of boredom and stagnation that make James Milner's Twitter feed read like a day in the life of professional exhibitionist Jordan Belfort. There's a reason rich couples only visit their Oxfordshire retreat for no longer than a long weekend - any more time spent in the wilderness, with only their significant other for company, usually results in the sort of deep mental contusion that leads people to smear their own shit all over their Farrow & Ball wallpaper.
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