When writing I try to listen to music I am somewhat familiar with, so as not to get caught up and distracted. The Ramones is probably my most used “go to” band for this. Usually I don’t use Devo because I wind up getting caught up in the music, but there is a playlist of songs that I can write to – essentially I can’t listen to a Devo album while trying to get anything else done.
Included in the New Traditionalists album was the non-album single “Working In A Coalmine” which is one of the tracks on my Devo playlist of songs I can listen to while writing. It is a cover, originally sung by a man named Lee Dorsey. Here is a video of Devo performing the songs live. Look closely at the image on the collar of the suit the band wears. It might appear familiar.