"The Oscar- and multiple Grammy-winning composer and his band performed Petrichor live during Tuesday's interview; that performance can be heard here [insert VEVO link]. The word petrichor refers to the scent of the earth after the rain, Batiste said, when there's been warm, dry soil for a long time, and then things come back into balance. And right now, we're out of balance the natural life support systems of the planet are under threat."
"When you make a song, you want to inspire people, but you also want to let them know what they can do, he said. And the things that we can do [are] really very simple. It's clean energy technology, right now, that we can switch to. We can make the world be powered by things that don't destroy the planet."
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, Jon Batiste released a song urging action on climate change through raising voices, insisting, and voting for supportive leaders. The dancebeat track Petrichor repeats the refrain they burning the planet down while retaining an optimistic call to inspire and inform listeners about concrete steps. Petrichor evokes the scent of earth after rain, symbolizing a return to balance, contrasted with warnings that natural life support systems are under threat. Batiste emphasizes switching to clean energy technologies, noting a blanket of pollution from fossil fuels and deforestation, hotter summers, shifting weather patterns, and broad public support for clean energy.
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