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I'd recommend this feature to stations that host their own independent and experimental music programs. I created this piece in collaboration with Lungfish, and the band has given its permission to have the story distributed to public radio stations through PRX. Here's a suggested intro: "For the past 17 years, the musical group Lungfish has remained one of Baltimore's greatest mysteries. The band is among the elder statesmen of the DC-based punk label Dischord Records, and they’ve just released their tenth full-length album, entitled Feral Hymns. Devoted listeners will talk about Lungfish recordings and live performances with an adoration that borders on religious fervor. But the reclusive musicians in this cryptic four-piece ensemble have generally shunned the notion of celebrity. Print interviews have been few and far between over the past decade and a half, and while the country’s more adventurous radio stations have been known to play the music of Lungfish, the group has maintained radio silence with regard to its thoughts about its own music. The documentary you’re about to hear is the result of a collaborative effort between the members of Lungfish and Baltimore-based producer Aaron Henkin. It's a rare peek behind the curtain at one of contemporary punk’s most enigmatic phenomena..." (This piece aired originally on WYPR's weekly arts program, The Signal, on 06.17.05.)