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“Static & the Beat” shows listeners what happens when 90’s kids grow up but don’t forget where they come from. A three-and-a-half-minute masterclass in economy, precision, and urgency, “Static” contains neither wasted notes nor trivial lines. Do yourself a favor and cue it up -- and bounce around the room to the fervent, soaring roar of guitar, bass, drums, and voice.
lyrics
Alright, got another play
Got yourself another rotation
Who are you gonna fake out tonight?
Sometimes it feels like we’re moving in the wrong direction
Straight into the mouth of our enemy
This light will never go out
This beat will always move along
Just like a broken record
Keeps coming back around
A sound you can rely on
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Even remnants still remember how
OK, you don’t say
Made another bad connection
Talk talk, but we can’t communicate
Some days feel like a cycle of negation
All points leading straight to nowhere
This light will never go out
This beat will always move along
Just like a broken record
Keeps coming back around
A sight you can rely on
Like symmetry in crashing waves
Like stars revolving and breaking overhead
There’s static in the way
Cut that line, get off that station
Magnetized the game
Set your watch to the vibrations
Static in the way!
Cut that line, get off that station
Magnetized the game
Set your watch to it
Tick tock, the rhythm don’t stop
And the beat is the heart that’s never gonna fade away
This light will never go out
This beat will always move along
Just like a broken record
It keeps coming back around
A sound you can rely on
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Even remnants like us remember how
credits
released October 14, 2022
Recorded Fall 2021 by Mike Schleibaum and Benjamin Green at Ivakota Studios in Washington, DC.
supported by 4 fans who also own “Static & the Beat”
My only regret is that I was once "that guy" at a live show, who kept yelling for "Fishing in the Sky." One of the truly embarrassing and shameful moments of seeing a live show. Yes, too many drinks were involved. Ben Birkinbine