 The band said that while producing the song , they attempted to find out " how to make dance music " without turning themselves into a dance act . Armstrong said it was the first time the band had written a dance song . Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound compared the song with the works of The Rapture and The Clash 's 1982 album , Combat Rock ; he said it was " strictly for basement dancefloors everywhere " . According to Armstrong , the lyrics of " Kill the DJ " can be considered as " a sweeping political statement " rather than being interpreted as " a comment on electronic music figures " . He told Rolling Stone the song is about " static and noise ... Like this government cannot , will not , agree with itself . They refuse to make it work . Right , left — it doesn ’ t matter . It blows your mind and pisses you off . It ’ s a song about being drunk , going through this chaos , feeling fucked up and all you want to do is get more drunk " . 
