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The Static
| Label | Pravda Records – PR6420 |
| Format | Vinyl, LP, Gatefold |
| Barcode | 0727321642015 |
| Country | US |
| Released | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Style | Psychedelic Rock |
Final album from this iconic Chicago band following the death of their beloved drummer. Pop Masterpiece"Though all three have given freely of their time and talents over the years (San Juan to Material Issue, Liam Hayes/Plush, Josh Caterer, the Webb Brothers, Kevin Tihista, etc., Shapiro to Veruca Salt, and Camarillo to the Waco Brothers, NRBQ and many more), it was Hushdrops that each considered his musical and spiritual home. "None of us played like this with anyone else", says Shapiro. After briefly drifting apart following the touring/promotional cycle for 2014's Tomorrow (a scrappy and raw double album, rendered in glorious mono), the music on The Static was developed with all of the renewed dedication, energy, and purpose of three friends/musical soulmates - more thankful than ever to have returned to their natural collaborative state.
| A1 | Monday | 3:05 |
| A2 | Psychic Space | 3:10 |
| A3 | One Of The Guys | 3:13 |
| A4 | The Lummox | 1:58 |
| A5 | Elevator | 2:34 |
| A6 | The Sweetest Plum | 2:37 |
| A7 | Planets | 2:54 |
| B1 | The Moment | 2:16 |
| B2 | The Static | 4:23 |
| B3 | Carrie’s Got Acid | 0:56 |
| B4 | Tomorrow Takes The Sun | 2:14 |
| B5 | Secrets | 2:49 |
| B6 | Jennifer’s Grandpa | 1:31 |
| B7 | I Had A Room | 5:54 |
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Jim Shapiro
Drums – John Perrin
Drums, Vocals – Joe Camarillo
Engineer – Jon San Paolo
Field Recording – Mike Manthei
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Other – John San Juan
Harmony Vocals – Nora O'Connor
Harmony Vocals, Mellotron – Carolyn Engelmann
Mastered By – Paul Gold
Drums – John Perrin
Drums, Vocals – Joe Camarillo
Engineer – Jon San Paolo
Field Recording – Mike Manthei
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Other – John San Juan
Harmony Vocals – Nora O'Connor
Harmony Vocals, Mellotron – Carolyn Engelmann
Mastered By – Paul Gold
Few things seem more inevitable than the convergence of the two Chicago institutions Hushdrops and Pravda Records. Pravda Records has been documenting an impressive and varied roster of the city’s greatest talents for more than 3.5 decades, while veteran supergroup Hushdrops have been loudly banging out their own brand of power trio melodicism for nearly as long. Friends and collaborators of the band have both worked and recorded for the label, and members of the group have contributed to several of the label’s releases. That Pravda should deliver Hushdrops’ third, and possibly final, full length feels like nothing so much as the closing of a circle. Work on The Static – due out November 12th – was completed just after the tragic, sudden, and untimely death of Hushdrops drummer Joe Camarillo (at 52), and now exists – in part – as a final tribute to Camarillo’s inimitable musical gifts. Bandmates John San Juan and Jim Shapiro have always regarded Camarillo as the soul of the band – not only for his unparalleled feel and creativity as a drummer, but also his ability to crucially drive the musical direction of each project, performance, and song – typically as a modest, unseen hand (“The Soft Alpha”). San Juan feels that The Static features some of Joe’s most free and magical drumming: “Better to celebrate than to mourn him, and he has given us an abundance of very special playing to celebrate.
Other (Lacquer cut by) – Paul Gold
Matrix / Runout (S1 matrix, etched) – PR-6420 A For Joe Salt
Matrix / Runout (S2 matrix, etched) – PR-6420 B Salt
Matrix / Runout (S1 matrix, etched) – PR-6420 A For Joe Salt
Matrix / Runout (S2 matrix, etched) – PR-6420 B Salt