Staticlone 🤌🏻

Thank you @treblezine - appreciate it. Happy to push it forward.

Thank you for mentioning @stereogum and @relapserecords for releasing it.

On March 7, 2025; Philadelphia's hardcore punks STATICLONE released their crushing debut Better Living Through Static Vision! ===== Hardcore and punk aren't genres that necessarily celebrate change. It’s not like the music is stagnant; far from it! It’s more that the tried and true is rewarded while anything new, anything different, is greeted with a quizzical eyebrow and the spoken or unspoken question of: “Is this good? Can you mosh to it?" If there was anyone in Philadelphia who could answer those queries with expert authority it’s George Hirsch and Dave Walling. Though really, you don’t even need to ask them. Put on the debut album by STATICLONE, the band they started at the tail end of their previous outfit Blacklisted, and you’ll find all the answers you need.   Outside of Blacklisted, which drummer Jeff Ziga was also part of for many years, STATICLONE claims a lineage that includes Shark Attack, Damage, Armalite, and countless other standouts as well as work with some hardcore heavyweights like Converge and Nails.  On Better Living Through Static Vision you can hear Hirsch, guitarist/bassist Walling, and Ziga channel everything from crust to metal, and the hardcore punk they’ve all been steeped in for decades. In the sum of those parts STATICLONE follows the path of Disfear, Wolfbrigade, Inepsy, and other groups that combine d-beat ferocity with rock n’ roll riffs.  On Better Living Through Static Vision that poetry is paired beautifully with some of the most unrelenting, snarly, and heavy hardcore and punk from the East Coast. Which brings us back to those two very important questions: Is it good? Unquestionably. Can you mosh to it? Just try and stand still. #RelapseRecords #Relapse2025 #HardcorePunk

The New Scene - Episode 280: George Hirsch of Blacklisted / Staticlone Keith sits down with George Hirsch to discuss relocating back to PA from Chicago, growing up in Philadelphia, his introduction to the hardcore scene and the formation of Blacklisted. We also discuss the early days of @blacklistedhc , life on the road, George’s shifting views on the band and the hardcore scene over the years, reconciling with the past, George’s new band @staticlone , their creative process, band influences, writing their new LP “Better Living Through Static Vision”, why Blacklisted is currently inactive, what George has planned for Staticlone and more. Episode Sponsor: @momrecords Photo by: Rock Herk

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Philly hardcore punks STATICLONE's (ft. members of Blacklisted) debut album Better Living Through Static Vision is out now! Hardcore and punk aren't genres that necessarily celebrate change. It’s not like the music is stagnant; it’s more that the tried and true is rewarded while anything new, anything different, is greeted with a quizzical eyebrow and the spoken or unspoken question of: “Is this good? Can you mosh to it?" If there was anyone in Philadelphia who could answer those queries with expert authority, it’s George Hirsch and Dave Walling. Though really, you don’t even need to ask them. Put on the debut album by Staticlone, the band they started at the tail end of their previous outfit Blacklisted, and you’ll find all the answers you need.   On Better Living Through Static Vision you can hear Hirsch, bassist Walling, and drummer Jeff Ziga channel everything from crust to metal, and the hardcore punk they’ve all been steeped in for decades. In the sum of those parts Staticlone follows the path of Disfear, Wolfbrigade, Inepsy, and other groups that combine d-beat ferocity with rock n’ roll riffs. Recorded and Mixed by @wyattoberholzer Mastered by Jack Control at @enormousdooraudiomastering

George Hirsch. He’s the frontperson of @blacklistedhc and his newest project, @staticlone is something you need to reckon with. I had him on the show many years ago and it provided a very thought provoking conversation and this time around is no different. He’s a very introspective and thoughtful interview subject and we cover a ton of ground including his songwriting process, working in construction and the modern state of hardcore. Let’s go!

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“Better Living Through Static Vision” LP is out now. Listen to it everywhere and buy a copy from @relapserecords