Artwork by
Standard Design

Descent

from Hiatus

June 4th, 2021
10 tracks
33:35
Hiatus
Hiatus
Descent
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2:16
Descent
The Demographic
We’ve been breaking up since we first met Spinning orbit, flying blind I don't think that we're in trouble yet Navigation is offline We’ve been breaking up since we first met Here’s a tie that might not hold I don't think that we are broken yet Feeling sure I'm feeling old I’ve been up and down a thousand times I have swallowed my regret I can’t feel your hand holding mine I’ve been breaking up since we last met We're breaking up again
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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)