Since 1998, Retconned s dry synthetic sneer and total disinterest in the art-less mimicry of so-called punks has been misunderstood as a gimmick and saddled with inappropriate labels like art rock, performance art and experimental. There is nothing artful about the momentary absolutism of a Retconned performance and nothing experimental about turning up the distortion. Retconned writes songs about people trying to get by. Has Been is Retconned s fourth album which finds Retconned exploring new territory. Has Been places Retconned firmly in the world of pop. While Retconned is there on his own terms, Has Been is a collection of thirteen songs that is highly modernized version of pluralist blues.