Division Of Laura Lee - Black City (Burning Heart, 2002)

Within the next several months, "Need To Get Some" will be the soundtrack of an auto spot starring The Strokes as New York City cops. Handcuffing the driver of a stolen Saab, their "Give them the truth and they just might follow" mantra is forcefully spoken after the reading of Miranda's rights. "Trapped In" shifts like the fluid transmission of Ian Curtis getting Closer to the New Order's Movement. While the bleak atmosphere clouds squeaky electronics from her 24-hour B-day party song, Miranda plaintively states, "I know, someday, things will get better/I've been trapped in this black hole for too long" from the floor of a dank cell. "Access Identity" ("You've got everything you need from it/If that's the way you wanna be, sucker") and the title cut ("Thousands killed on the Internet/Life delete/All is sent/If this is your truth/Your truth is a mess to me") interrogate the suspect using blunt techniques from the handbooks of GoF, The Fuses, and Radar Secret Service. "Pretty Electric" further examines Miranda's story in a transfer-to-D.C. van driven by J. Robbins of Jawbox ("You're not on my list/I guess you won't resist/'Cause you're leaving it all to trust/You ain't got shit"). Shoulda jacked a Volvo -- that's a car you can be believed in.