Aaron Koenig's new single, "Let's Imagine," is a track steeped in rock influences and offered as a tribute to John Lennon's famous song "Imagine," although it shows a very different political philosophy. In this song, there is a libertarian society without a state, taxes, or coercion. It is built on voluntary action and stateless, decentralized money.

This vision gives the song a clear ideological purpose and positions it to answer the source's social ideas rather than offer another interpretation of a known musical idea. It invites us to consider how different beliefs can bring artists back to the same broad questions about how we might live together.

With Koenig on vocals and acoustic guitar, Nicolás López Soto on piano, Agustin Zuccharo on drums, and Julio Kladniew on bass complete the line-up. Kladniew also made the strings that give the recording its anthemic feel, and these contributions create a bed for a track whose ambitions go beyond the personal to a larger statement about society. 

The record's defining characteristic is its willingness to engage a cultural reference directly and make its disagreement known. Its rock and gospel roots give it a broad musical identity, and the arranged strings help to underscore the magnitude of the song's central message. "Let's Imagine" is an invitation to think, and Koenig's own convictions can be pinpointed as his artistic point of departure.