# a new band.  the black freighter.  out of boston

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-band-the-black-freighter-out-of-boston/214456>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 21, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-band-the-black-freighter-out-of-boston/214456 "2003-11-21T06:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![hansolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@hansolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hansolo)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-band-the-black-freighter-out-of-boston/214456/1 "2003-11-21T06:21:13Z")

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any one heard of them?

if you like joy division this should be somewhat peak your interest.  
[http://www.excitable.org/blackfreighter/demo/](http://www.excitable.org/blackfreighter/demo/)

listen to their demo.

i want know what you guys think.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-band-the-black-freighter-out-of-boston/214456/2 "2003-11-21T13:01:58Z")

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I will have to give them a listen, but purely as a fan of Alan Moore’s _Watchmen_, I love the name…