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Standard Design

Clear Them Decks

from Hiatus

June 4th, 2021
10 tracks
33:35
Hiatus
Hiatus
Clear Them Decks
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2:16
Clear Them Decks
The Demographic
Clear them decks, boys Stow that bullshit out of sight Coffee cans full of spoons and knives Throw 'em down the stairs all night I don't want to hear it Set sail, set sail, Set sail, set sail Clear them decks, ladies Chip the layers of paint away Get down to bare iron So we can hear / the words you meant to say Then we'll know, and then we'll go Set sail, set sail, Set sail, set sail Keep your mouth open as you wind and twist off course Keep your eyes shut Mutiny and take the bridge by force Lash yourself to the mast with a complicated knot You'll sink straight to the bottom with all the shit you got I hear a bell, I hear a bell It's pure and clear & loud as hell I hear a bell, I hear a bell It's pure and clear & loud as hell I hear a bell, I hear a bell It's pure and clear & loud as hell Clear them decks & clear em well I hear a bell, I hear a bell I hear a bell, I hear a bell I hear a bell, I hear a bell
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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)