I am a witness to a terrible crime
The thoughts I hold are purely mine
My fingers quake as does my mind
The pain is so much I’d rather be blind
I’ve seen a murder, a murder of ones knowledge
You deny it, but you can’t hide it
Put it under a veil but you can’t cover your emotion
I want to break out from these rusty shackles, that have been holding me prisoner
I went down to the chapel
To tell the lord
Everything is better now
He’s answered my calls
I don’t feel trapped no more
I’m free as a bird
Everyone is happy now
I’m no longer frustrated by the moment that really gets on my nerves...
Bob Heart & Jonty 'Jazz' Bagshaw, from 1986-1989 were The Bob Experience. Their debut album (featuring drum programming by Bill Pippen) was remastered by Heart in 2012. RIP Jonty. Bill & Bob
A deluxe, expanded reissue of the Chicago band's 2020 album includes remixes and live cuts of their twitchy post-punk. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 29, 2021
Boston post-punk outfit Junk Ranchers broke up in 1986 before this, their debut album, was released; darkly melodic, it's a long-lost gem. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 22, 2020
An endearingly-weird, synth-spiked new album from the Chicago indie-rockers, with partial proceeds benefitting mental health advocacy. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 5, 2020