Blank Screens

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Blank Screens
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Indie rock
Length44:01
Label ReIgnition Recordings
Producer Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner
The Static Age chronology
Neon Nights Electric Lives
(2005)
Blank Screens
(2006)
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Blank Screens is the second full-length release from Vermont band The Static Age. [1] It was released on September 16th, 2006 via ReIgnition Recordings and was produced by Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Blank Screens" – 4:15
  2. "Skyscrapers" – 3:04
  3. "Lights in the Attic" – 3:46
  4. "Trauma" – 3:57
  5. "Cherry Red" – 3:16
  6. "The Bluebird Room" – 4:22
  7. "Count the Dead" – 3:51
  8. "Marilyn" – 4:29
  9. "The Last Light in the West" – 7:14
  10. "Trauma (Remixed by The Static Age and Ocelot Mthrfckrs)" - 5:29 (iTunes digital exclusive)

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Blank Screens - The Static Age | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2021-12-26