Artwork by
Standard Design

Wolves

from Hiatus

June 4th, 2021
10 tracks
33:35
Hiatus
Hiatus
Wolves
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2:16
Wolves
The Demographic
Well here’s a prayer I made Some kind of word parade I finally wrote it down buried it underground Where the ink won’t fade Here’s a prayer I earned before the screws were turned We redact as we act and then we mount an attack On everything we’ve learned Here’s a prayer I wrote a promissory note Put a page to the flames Take the ash that remains And push it down my throat Here’s a prayer I found grabbed it off the ground A meditative debt a novel of regret And so I put it down A message of intent a holy place we went So we could burn it down A palace built of hope and fear Turns to pulp out in the rain A corner of a notebook page Stuck to the bottom of my shoe
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“More bombastic fun from this duo from Northampton, MA – both a full-length and an EP!”

— John MacLeod, Comic Rawk Top 21 Albums of 2021

Hiatus (2021) was recorded and mixed in Easthampton, Massachusetts by Grant Wicks at Uncanny Audio — mostly in 2019, with sporadic overdub and mixing sessions before/during the pandemic. We brought aboard bass powerhouse Marc Seedorf (Mark Mulcahy sideman, engineer, Dinosaur Jr. guitar tech, and a woodworker t’boot) to turn us into a trio. Whoa!

Hiatus covers a lot of territory, shifting from the mountain-crushing “Wolves” to the rusty coffee can filled with spoons that is “Hole In The Sea,” from the Bob Mouldiness of “Descent” to the Nirvanishness of “Everybody Leave,” from the wicked evil “Sad Satan” to the storm-battered coast of “Clear Them Decks.”

Credits

Tom Pappalardo: guitar, vocals

Sturgis Cunningham: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Marc Seedorf: bass

Recorded and engineered by Grant Wicks at Uncanny Audio

Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering

Album artwork by Standard Design

Music: The Demographic

Lyrics: Tom Pappalardo (Object Recording, ASCAP) except for "Sad Satan" (written by either the devil or Led Zeppelin, depending on who you ask)