'Making a Murderer' Inspires Single by Black Keys Frontman

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Well, here’s the feel-bad non-hit of the winter.

Apparently as enthralled and disgusted by the Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer” as the rest of us were, Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach and his other group, The Arcs, have recorded a new single, “Lake Superior,” inspired by the tale of Wisconsin man Steven Avery, who many feel was wrongfully convicted of murder — after spending 18 years in prison on a rape charge of which he was later exonerated.

Taking its cues from Avery’s life story, the song includes lyrics such as, “Your alibi will never do/When the whole town’s got it out for you.”

Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' DA Explains 5 Pieces of Evidence Not Shown in Doc Series (Video)

The song then expands into broader topics, offering, “And the fat get fatter and the rich stay rich/Where the mice of men are chained and bruised/Where to stand accused is to admit you lose.”

So yeah; it’s got a good beat and you can really bum out to it.

“Last week, we got a sneak peek at what goes on behind the curtains of our criminal justice system,” the band says on its Soundcloud page. “A few sleepless nights later we gathered in the studio and wrote this song.”

Also Read: Obama Denies Steven Avery Pardon: Why the 'Making a Murderer' Petition Failed

Proceeds from the song go to the Innocence Project.

Listen to “Lake Superior” below.

'Making a Murderer': Where Are They Now? (Photos)

Ken Kratz: The Avery case prosecutor says he has overcome an addiction to prescription pain pills since the trial and gone through the public humiliation of a sexting scandal. He maintains his license and now serves as a defense attorney.
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Mike Halbach: The brother of murder victim Teresa Halbach has served as a Halbach family spokesperson is now the director of Football Technology for the Green Bay Packers.
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Sgt. Andrew Colburn is now Lt. Andrew Colburn. He holds the title in the Detective Division of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office.
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Gregory Allen: Allen, who was found to have committed the rape for which Steven Avery spent 18 years behind bars, is serving a 60-year prison sentence for a 1995 sexual assault. He's up for parole in October 2016.
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Sheriff Tom Kocourek: Kocourek retired from his post in 2001. He was named as a defendant in a $36 million federal lawsuit brought forward by Avery.
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Angenette Levy: Levy, a journalist who garnered a lot of "Making A Murderer" playback attention for asking the tough questions, is now an on-air reporter for WKRC in Cincinnati.
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Aaron Keller: Levy, another reporter, is now an English/Communications professor at NHTI, Concord’s Community College in New Hampshire.
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Dean Strang: Strang recently said that he occasionally speaks with Avery, his former client. The defense attorney is not shying away from the spotlight, and recently took part in a Facebook Q&A. The trial lawyer is a partner at Strang Bradley LLC in Madison.
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Denis Vogel: The ex-DA is now an attorney at Wheeler, Van Sickle and Anderson, S.C., where he concentrates on commercial litigation, with a focus on matters involving utilities, electricity use and distribution, and cellular telecommunications.
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Steven Avery: Well, he's in jail -- the Waupun Correctional Institute, to be exact.
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Brendan Dassey: On August 12, 2016, a federal judge overturned his 2007 conviction for first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse. Avery's nephew had been sentenced to Avery's nephew sentenced to life with no parole for 41 years for Halbach's murder.
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Sheriff Ken Peterson: Peterson retired as Manitowoc County sheriff in 2007, just two years after he now-famously told a TV station it would have been "a whole lot easier to eliminate [Avery] than it would to frame him."
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Barb Tadych: Brendan's mom has publicly kept a low profile since all the "Making a Murderer" hype began. Tadych appears to remain in the area, as her most recent social media check-in was at a Center for Diagnostic Imaging in Appleton, Wis.
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Sandy Greenman: It appears that Avery and Greenman are still an item. Per what appears to be her Facebook page, Greenman visited Avery in prison as recently as Monday.
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James Lenk: Lenk has managed to keep one of the lowest profiles of the entire "Making A Murderer" gang. It is unclear whether has a Netflix subscription.
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Jodi Stachowski: Steven's ex-fiancee has had some legal troubles. In April 2007, she was found guilty of using worthless checks. She was arrested three times in 2009. Since then, Stachowski has stayed out of major criminal trouble.
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