Boxes

Bread & Circus

When Static Cycle lead vocalist Jared Navarre hit the scene at age 19, MTV called him ‘the greatest young front man in rock.” An epic showman, the Alaska native learned to play and write music at an early age, establishing a reputation for being high-flying onstage and explosive on the mic. 

His gripping and powerful voice helped Static Cycle rise to national fame with the release of their second album, Part 1: Hydrate. The EP was produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Josh “Tone” Weaver and featured the hit single “Inside This World of Mine.” The song’s official music video, which was filmed inside an ice museum on an Alaskan glacier, world-premiered on E! and was met with widespread acclaim from Entertainment Tonight, NY Daily News, HuffPost and many more. 

After independently releasing their first record and hustling their way into any gig they could get, Static Cycle began to book slots on major tours with artists like Daughtry, Ludacris, Drowning Pool, Seether, Puddle of Mudd, Eve 6, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Saliva, Hawthorne Heights and Alien Ant Farm to name a few. Meanwhile, Navarre had begun building his own independent record label to serve as the machine behind Static Cycle, making the move to Nashville in 2013. 

Over the next few years, Navarre continued to hone his craft, writing over 200 new songs and working on an idea for an insane, genre-shattering live show. He was soon introduced to Andy Sheridan (guitars, keys, bass, programming) by mutual friends who knew that each had a passion for rock music. 

Sheridan had several years of production and live music experience, having worked with artists across nearly every genre, from Stevie Wonder and John Legend to Sugarland and Lady Antebellum. As the two began creating new music together, Sheridan brought in Kelly Clarkson’s full-time drummer, Lester Estelle Jr. (drums, background vocals). Renowned as one of the best and most respected drummers in the business, the pair had met during Sheridan’s time spent as band leader for Hunter Hayes.

Navarre, Sheridan and Estelle got to work on a new evolution of Static Cycle music, recording across multiple studios including House of Blues Studios, Electric Thunder, Sweet Briar Recording and their own home studios.

Lead single “Boxes” was written by Navarre during the raw and jarring first days following his breakup with a long-term girlfriend. “It was a busy time and life couldn’t slow down, so I was trying to compartmentalize the pain and sadness and put it into music,” he explains. “I eventually had to go through those boxes to ‘unpack’ the true feelings I was experiencing about what had occurred.” 

Much like every song on the upcoming album, the music video for “Boxes” features an incredibly unique and captivating aesthetic that’s part of a larger narrative. Each song and its accompanying video is a chapter in the story, introducing characters that the band will bring to life in their one-of-a-kind, immersive live show. 

“It’s dramatically different than a traditional live rock show,” Navarre adds. “It’s a hybrid between Cirque Du Soleil, Blue Man Group and live theater. It’s an experience unlike anything in hard rock.”

It’s an experience he’s been anxiously waiting to share, and one they all think is needed for an element of rock music that’s become stagnant.

“People have been yelling at us that hard rock is dead,” says Navarre. 

“We want to prove them wrong.”

Bread & Circus

Static Cycle

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