The Freeze - Office Of Family Design

  A week ago I posted a review I did with Richard Brown. As you may know, Richard is the frontman of Massachusetts punks The Proletariat, a band who appeared on legendary compilation album This Is Boston Not L.A. and who recently released their first album in many years. Today I'm posting a song by The Freeze, a Massachusetts punk band who appeared on legendary compilation album This Is Boston Not L.A. and who recently released their first album in many years. Like the Proletariat's album, it's bloody good.

  For a band that formed (in Cape Cod) in 1978, and who haven't had an album out for 20 years, The Freeze sound way better than they've probably any right to. The album's called Calling All Creatures and it features 12 songs written by core duo Clif Hanger and Bill Close. You can get it from Slope Records on ltd translucent green vinyl, cd and cassette                          https://sloperecords.com/releases/freeze-calling-creatures/                                                                  and Bandcamp 
https://thefreeze1.bandcamp.com/album/calling-all-creatures

  As well as Clif (vocals) and Bill (guitar/vocals), the modern day incarnation of The Freeze also features Zack Carmichael (guitar), Johnny Justice (bass) and Aaron Hjalmarson (drums). The album's described as having blazing riffs, sneering vocals and a rhythm section that kicks you right in the gut. You can get more info here : https://www.facebook.com/rabid.reaction/

  This song is called Office Of Family Design...

My wife and I had
maintained compliance
We followed
The Family Guide
We worked the careers
they'd chosen for us
Raised a family exactly
of five

So we were shocked
When we received papers
Violations inside
Together we read that
We must report to
The Office of Family Design
And we knew
We knew that wasn't a very good sign

We spent the next week
In a state of confusion
Just wondering what
We'd done wrong
We chalked it all up to
A clerical error
And promised each other
That we would be strong

Appointment day
We dressed in silence
The ride they'd promised arrived
We were left on the steps
of a windowless building
The Office of Family Design
The doors opened
and a voice said
"We thank you
For being on time"

Through bright sterile lights
We saw Sex assigned hallways
Each marked with a pink or blue line
We heard the Autogen Voice say
There's no need to worry
this will be a common corrective rewind
After the 5 minute process
you wont have violations
You'll be free to move on with your lives
With a future this bright
I smiled at my wife
For what I didn't know
would be the last time

We were shocked
When we received papers
Violations inside
Together we read that
We must report to
The Office of Family Design
And we knew
We knew that wasn't a very good sign