Third Man Announces Archival Glam-Punk Collection From STATIC (John Brannon of Negative Approach, Laughing Hyenas)

Third Man Records has announced the release of STATIC‘s Toothpaste And Pills, due September 10, 2021. The incredibly raw collection of glam-punk demos and live recordings from 1978-1981 features some of the earliest recordings by vocalist John Brannon, who would later become known for his time at the helm of influential Detroit groups Negative Approach and Laughing Hyenas. Hear “Punk Nation” below…

Before Negative Approach changed the face of punk and hardcore, before Laughing Hyenas scared the world silly and blew everyone else off the stage and before Easy Action started melting minds all over the world, there was STATIC. STATIC was real. STATIC was real as shit.

Third Man Records is beyond ecstatic to be providing this long-missing piece of the American Underground Music puzzle. We worked closely with John Brannon and Warren Defever, one of Third Man Mastering’s resident wizards, to put together this essential collection of demos and live recordings.

STATIC

TOOTHPASTE AND PILLS

(THIRD MAN RECORDS)

RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

1. Toothpaste and Pills (Demo ’78)
2. Punk Nation (Demo ’78)
3. My Life’s A TV Show (Demo ’78)
4. We’re So Cheap We’re Divine (Demo ’79)
5. Ain’t No Stranger (Live at Grosse Pointe South High School ’79)
6. Anarchy (Live at Grosse Pointe South High School ’79)
7. What’s This Thing Called Love? (Live at Plewa Hall ’79)
8. We’re So Cheap We’re Divine (Live at Nunzio’s ’80)
9. Video Deficiency (Live at Nunzio’s ’80)
10. If We Had Brains We’d Be Dangerous (Live at Coronation Tavern ’80)
11. Ugly Teenager (Live at Coronation Tavern ’80)