How to Start a Band

from The Situation is Excellent by Miss New Buddha

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“I’ve been waiting for this record to come out for years, ever since I saw this band open for The Casket Lottery reunion show in San Diego. The album is exactly what I hoped it would be—an irreverent collection straddling the “post” of “post-hardcore.” Songs like “Enter Skramz Band” are what At The Drive-In probably would have sounded like if they hadn’t veered into a more commercial direction (no judgment, that shit was tight too). That clean edge dissipates at times to bring out some more chaotic and urgent Ten Grand-like shapes. Overall, this is one of the best new records I’ve heard in years. If this band breaks up instead of making new music, I will riot.” –Theresa W.

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HOW TO START A BAND
Start a band,
Call it the cultural revolution
Start a band,
Call it something better to keep the Feds away
Start a band,
Call it the CIA
Start a band, Tambourine Man
And give your hands a shake
Start a band,
Call it the Black Iron Prison
Start a band about me
Start a band about me

Black Iron Prison Prison

I receive,
Death threats are violent things
Death threats will get you tangled in a mess of string

I receive,
Death threats, so violently
Death threats will get you tangled in a mess of string

Start a band,
Call it the NRA
Start a band, Automatic Man
And give your hands a shake
Start a band,
Call it the Black Iron Prison
Start a band about me
Start a band about me

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from The Situation is Excellent, released March 15, 2020

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