Thursday, June 11, 2020

Mission of Burma releases an instant post punk classic


Mission of Burma : Academy Fight Song


In June of 1980 Boston's Mission of Burma released their debut single "Academy Fight Song"/"Max Ernst" two songs that pack enough punk energy to fuck up folks as far away as Foxboro. The band is made up of four noisy musicians, guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley, drummer Peter Prescott and tape loop manipulator Martin Swope. 

I was attending an academy at the time and I can vouch for the psychological impact that come across in this punk Holden Caulfield analysis. How many times did someone walk into my room to ask jerky questions? and there's this:

The halls smell like piss 
The rooms are underlit 
Still it must be nice 
You're such a perfect fit







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