The Static Age are an American

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band originally from

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and now based in Chicago, IL. The band's style blends elements of

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and

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and they have released five albums and a handful of EPs and singles as well as toured extensively across both North America and Europe.

History

The Static Age began playing shows in their hometown in 2002 with original members Andrew Paley, Adam Meilleur, Bobby Hackney (now of

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), and Marie Whiteford. The band's first major release was 2005's ''

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'' (produced by

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) released on

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/ Platform Group/

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in March 2005. That album also featured remixes from

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and Dave Walsh of

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. The ''

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'' album followed in 2006 (produced by Birnbaum and Bittner) via ReIgnition Records. Other prior releases include 2004's "Amphibian" single, 2003's "The Past and Now" single (produced by

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), and 2003's "The Cost of Living," a 'full-length demo,' released by the band's own imprint Primary Records and the now defunct Boston-based label Red Dawn Records. The band began playing shows in their hometown in 2002 with the likes of Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, Drowningman, and others, and then toured North America multiple times from 2003 through 2008, at various times on tour with

(who “hand picked” the band to join them on their Canadian tour and then again in the northeast US), The Explosion,

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, Theo and the Skyscrapers (a tour which included a show at the

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in New York with a then-unknown

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), Silent Drive, Drowningman, and others. During the 2005 tours, Hackney left the band and was temporarily replaced by Coby Linder of

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before Tim Alek Mulley joined on drums. In 2007, Mulley was replaced by

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also of

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and

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. In 2009, the band released the “i/o” EP on Germany-based Flix Records, and then toured Europe for the first time. Paley then relocated to Chicago in late 2009, bringing the studio equipment to a new space there and working on a new album with Chicago-based drummer, Joe Sowinski, while sending tapes to Meilleur for collaboration. That album, "In the City of Wandering Lights", was released on vinyl and digitally in April 2011 via Flix Records in Europe and Highwires in North America. The album was followed up by the addition of Rebekka Takamizu on guitar and keyboards and another tour across Europe, including shows in Eastern Europe. The five-song EP "Mercies" was then released in 2012 on Uncle M in Europe and Highwires in North America, accompanied by a video for the song "Lady Now" directed by Paley’s brother Nick Paley. The band then returned to Europe and the UK for a tour with

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, and No Fun. In 2020, the band released two new songs (“Recover” and a cover of The Chameleon UK’s “Fan and the Bellows”) for a split 7” with

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on SBAM in Europe and Say-10 Records in the US. They then announced signing to SBAM for their next album and released another single “Traffic Dreams” in early 2022. They toured Denmark, Germany and Austria in October 2022 with new labelmates

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Band members

* Andrew Paley - Voice, Guitars, Sequencing, Keyboards, Drums (founding member) *Adam Meilleur - Bass (founding member) *Joe Sowinski - Drums *Nico Deportago-Cabrera - Guitar and Keyboards

Past/Touring members

*Marie Whiteford - Keyboards (original member, 2002–2004) *Sarah-Rose Cameron - Keyboards (2004–2006) *Bobby Hackney - Drums (founding member, 2002–2005) *Tim Alek Mulley - Drums (2006–2007) Touring-Only Members *Coby Linder of

- drums (touring member during 2005 tours) *Eric Joseph Carlson - Guitar (touring member during 2007) *

- Drums (touring member 2007–2009)

Discography

Albums

*2003: The Cost of Living (self-produced) - Primary Records / Red Dawn Records *2005:

(produced by

) - Tarantulas Records / The Platform Group *2006:

(produced by Birnbaum and Bittner) - Reignition Records *2009: I/O (produced by Richard Palishesky) - Primary Records / Highwires (Digital), Flix Records (CD Version) *2011: In the City of Wandering Lights (produced by Richard Palishesky) - LP/Digital release - Highwires (US), Flix Records (Europe) *2012: Mercies - LP/Digital - Uncle M / Highwires

Demos

*2002: The Blackout Demos - Self Released

Singles

*2003: "The Past and Now" (produced by Kurt Ballou) - Primary Records / Red Dawn Records *2004: "Amphibian" (produced by Matt Squire) - Tarantulas Records *2020: "Recover" (split with

) *2022: "Traffic Dreams"

Remixes

*2005: Airplanes - "Vertigo" remixed by

(appears on "Neon Nights Electric Lives") *2005: Pakistan - "Amphibian" remixed by Daz (appears on "Neon Nights Electric Lives") *2005: Red Lips - "Amphibian" remixed by Christian Cambas (internet release) *2006: Head Over Heels - "Armory" remixed by DJ Bot (Purevolume release
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*2006: Trauma - "Trauma" remixed by Ocelot Mthrfckrs (iTunes exclusive for "Blank Screens" release) *2008: Sirens - "Lights in the Attic" remixed by Christian Cambas (Devilock Records + "B-side" remix by Squash 84) *2010: Already Dead - "Already Dead" from I/O remixed by Christian Cambas (appears on Cambas' album "Beyond Suspicion")

References

External links

Official Band Website

Highwires Website

Flix Records Website
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