Nightmare Fuel / Pere Ubu

• "Sentimental Journey". Most of The Modern Dance is creepy, thanks to the mix of distorted punk, but this song in particular takes the cake. It's just a squeaky old synthesizer and plucked bassline, overdubbed with shattering glass, audio feedback, metallic banging and scraping, and David Thomas muttering and moaning some of the strangest lyrics ever. Listen at night, and you'll become convinced there's a drunken vandal outside your door.

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