According to the band “Each song on Machines That Listen is a story that takes place in a different room of a hospital. Track 2 “and the radio played on” tells of a dying elderly man and his wife’s last moments together, while “hold me down just don’t let me go” is told from the perspective of an ER nurse treating a stab victim.”

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Machines That Listen is out March 16th.
Download The Delta Mirror: “He Was Worse Than the Needle He Gave You” from Pitchfork.

You can stream more songs on the band’s MySpace page.