The Cost of Living (The Static Age album)

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The Cost of Living
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 28, 2002
2003 (re-release)
Recorded--
Genre Post-punk, Indie rock
Length38:36
Label Primary Records/Red Dawn Records
The Static Age chronology
The Cost of Living
(2002)
Neon Nights Electric Lives
(2005)

The Cost of Living is the "full-length demo" [1] from Vermont's The Static Age. It was initially self-released via the band's Primary Records before being re-released through Red Dawn Records [2] [3] .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Blackout" – 4:17
  2. "Augustine" – 4:16
  3. "Madeline" – 4:46
  4. "Glitter" – 4:35
  5. "Mother Mercy" – 5:31
  6. "The Scream" – 4:50
  7. "Porcelain" – 4:56
  8. "The Echoes Upstairs" – 5:25

Personnel

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