You could sit back
and relax along the way
Didn't have to pull over
and stop the car
But you had to sit across
the aisle from someone else
You couldn't adjust the temperature
or rifle through the radio stations
that fade along the way
as you try to climb the Rockies
at a hundred miles a tank
It meant you didn't have control
You had to read
or play some poker or charades
it was a bore, 'cause it's a chore
to entertain yourself after all
The interstate was justified
by the tanks
it made it out of style to take
to tracks and rails and boxcars
and views along the ridge
The monitor glow is radiant
colors in every gradient
The chugging hum will soon
become the soundtrack of my skull
The infotainment feed
is cheaper than the weed
Pacifiers made of wires
and cathode ray treats
wading in a pool of digits
ads for porn and useless widgets
The chugging hum can make me come
It's my favorite lullaby
Eventually we all will see
A sixty-hour work week
The selling point is so seductive
Makes me feel much more productive
Victor Krummenacher from Camper van Beethoven joins Segel (also CvB) for a beautiful sattva-sativa journey. Kevin Seal (from this band, Griddle) is a fan of Graham Connah, the organist on these jams. Griddle
Admitting some bias: Griddle's very own Kimo Ball is one of the guitarists in Jello's new band. Biafra's lyrics have never been funnier or more thought- (and action-) provoking. Occupy As F*ck. Griddle
A compilation of rollicking cuts from this Australian post-punk band that plays like a hybrid of the Velvets and the Stooges. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 3, 2017