Professor Murder Rides the Subway is a forgotten slice of dance punk perfection

<figure> <img alt="The cover of Professor Murder Rides the Subway EP." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Kanine Records" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/a0163061049_10.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I recently <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/terrenceobrien.bsky.social/post/3mpwh72frx22r">dug out my CDs</a> and started <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/terrenceobrien.bsky.social/post/3moxvtgypq22z">reripping them all</a>. I've found a few <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/961484/mr-lif-emergency-rations-ep-post-9-11-review?utm_content=buffer8558a&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bsky.app&amp;utm_campaign=verge_social">forgotten gems</a> in there, but few hit harder for me than the beautifully concise <em><a href="https://professormurder.bandcamp.com/album/professor-murder-rides-the-subway">Professor Murder Rides the Subway</a></em> EP. There was a period of time in the mid-aughts in NYC where it seemed like every indie band wanted you to let loose, dance like no one was watching, and just have some damn fun. Few embodied that as much as New York dance punk band Professor Murder.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/9/27/17909822/lcd-soundsystem-new-music-video-rian-johnson-sissy-spacek">LCD Soundsystem</a> and The Rapture were the biggest names of the dance punk revival. But there were also bands like Rahim, Liars, Dan Deacon, and countless lesser-known acts on DFA that you could see on any giv …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/986564/professor-murder-rides-the-subway-dance-punk-perfection-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>