Embassy of the United States, Berlin not be considered a capital until Berlin was unified. Relations with the East German state were hampered because of this policy, and by the erection of the Berlin Wall in 1961. The wall made the site of the former U.S. Embassy, still owned by the U.S. government, an inaccessible vacant lot that was part of the security zone separating east and west Berliners. The site became accessible after the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, but remained a vacant lot until the 2004 groundbreaking for construction of a brand new U.S. Embassy. In the early 1970s the U.S., along
Blood on the Wall "Awesomer", the band's second record was released on September 9, 2005 by The Social Registry. With their second record, Blood on the Wall managed to garner praise in the press. Writer Brandon Stosuy in his "Village Voice" review suggested the record sounded as if "Mudhoney was covering [Sonic Youth's] Day Dream Nation". Favorable coverage followed in media outlets such as Pitchfork Media, "Rolling Stone", "Spin", "Time Out New York", and "Tokion". The band spent the rest of the fall on tour with Black Dice and later, with label mates Psychic Ills, ending the year by playing Pitchfork's New Years Party