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 taboot) to turn us into a trio. Whoa! The album was mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering. Album artwork by Standard Design.

HIATUS (and its weird little brother the I HATE US EP) 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.”

01. Ascent – No way to calculate the sum of me and you
02. Ruins – I watched it all parade away
03. Hole In The Sea – I see no hope in tragedy
04. Break Your Heart – If you think you know the words, you can try to sing along
05. Everybody Leave – But they’ll touch you anyway
06. Clear Them Decks – I hear a bell, I hear a bell
07. Deepest, Darkest – I will pull him close to me
08. Descent – Feeling sure I’m feeling old
09. Sad Satan – There was a little tool shed
10. Wolves – Take the ash that remains and push it down my throat

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).