My Top 1000 Songs #732: Makin' Like A Rug

[I've been writing up my Top 1000 songs on a daily basis--you can see them all in descending order by hitting the All My Favorite Songs tag.] 

Our second visit to Chicago indie rockers Eleventh Dream Day, and like the last one, it comes from 1993's El Moodio, and is another rare spotlight for drummer/guitarist Janet Beveridge Bean. Over a Yo La Tengo-adjacent savage guitar skronk (the riff arguably inspired that band's "From A Motel 6"?), Bean and frontman (and former husband) Rick Rizzo swap dialog, a dark tale of domestic abuse and violent, cathartic escape, disturbing noir set to shattering post-punk squeals. 

"Frances waited 'til long after last call,

With cold and steely plans she waited in the hall.

At 4 a.m. Frank came stumblin' in,

The fiery message exploded from her hand..."

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