Original air date ~ 9th February 2023.

We talk to Leeds' post-punk yelpers Yard Act, touring Australia in support of their outspoken debut album "The Overload".

Stream the full program https://2ser.com/episodes/static-800pm-9th-feb-2023/

2SER-FM's "Static" playlist for Thursday 9th February was as follows ...

OPUS KINK "Dust" (Nice Swan)
THE GO! TEAM "Stay and Ask Me In A Different Way" (Memphis Industries)
YO LA TENGO "Sinatra Drive Breakdown" (Matador/Remote Control)
ROMY featuring FRED AGAIN.. "Strong" [PRETTY GIRL Remix] (Young/Remote Control)
SQUID "Swing (In A Dream)" (Warp)
KING TUFF "Love Letters To Plants" (Sub Pop)
YARD ACT "Tiny Dancer" (Zen FC/Island)
@ "Letters" (Carpark)
FRANKIE ROSE "Sixteen Ways" (Slumberland)
ROBERT FORSTER "Go Free" (EMI)
VERA ELLEN "Carpenter" (Flying Nun)
THE NUDE PARTY "Hard Times (All Around)" (New West)
IÑIGO VONTIER "Mental Letal" (Optimo)
THE VEILS "Bullfighter (Hand Of God)" (Ba Da Bing!)
DEUCE "Breathe" (Dinosaur City)
FLOODLIGHTS "Lessons Learnt" (Virgin)
SUMMER FLAKE "Barnacle Bill" (Rice Is Nice)
SLEAFORD MODS featuring FLORENCE SHAW "Force 10 From Navarone" (Rough Trade/Remote Control)
DJANGO DJANGO "Wishone" (Because Music)
THE GO! TEAM "Going Nowhere" Memphis Industries)
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA "Layla" (Jagjaguwar)

"Static" can be heard on 2SER (107.3FM) on Thursdays between 8pm and 10pm.
Or stream live online at www.2ser.com
Past episodes can be streamed on-demand at https://2ser.com/episode-archive-page/?show=static

Yard Act ~ Interviewed on 2SER's Static

The best of this week's New Releases, Nearly all very new acts, but a great new single from Gun. Remember them? Word Up? Just as good these days

MK Music - New Releases

New Releases with Rob Taylor 2nd December 2023

hell yeah bro i got the job

shout out to those Yard Act guys they seem cool

Dream Job (MALO's I Nailed The Interview Remix) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Lyrics:

Well I ordered a drink and I was waiting for it
When I felt a tap on my shoulder
She said between sighs “Oh I can’t stand all these guys.
Be my five minute boyfriend get rid of these creeps”

And then... she said suggestively
Do you want to come with me
I know a party, it’s down in Hackney
She stood so close, I couldn’t say no
And then she grabbed my hand and said: “Let’s go”

She studies graphic design
And DJs in her spare time
When we arrived at the house
it was full of the coolest kids in town
I should have watched out

She said suggestively
Do you want to come with me
I really like you, there’s so much we could do
She stood so close, I couldn’t say no
And then she grabbed my hand and said: “Let’s go”

I turned my back for a moment
This tall redhead appeared
And I couldn’t help but notice
This girl whispering in her ear
She held her gaze
And stroked her hair
And then they kissed
And I just stared

I saw them both go home
Leaving me all alone
Lucky for some, unlucky for others
Lucky for some, unlucky for others


Song and Lyrics by Cornelis Gerard

Recorded at Strawport Studio in Vilnius, Lithuania

Vocals: Cornelis Gerard
Guitars: Cornelis Gerard
Bass Guitar: Sean De Souza
Drums: Leo Mollon
Engineer, Producer, Mixer: Glen Strachan
teatone.net/sp_studio.html

Lucky For Some

LYRICS:
Screen is too damn bright
Mind is getting darker
The circuits are overloaded
I am drowning in deep quicksand

Can't hear the quiet anymore
The wires are too tangled
The brain drowns in a noise riot

Screen in my face
Screen in my mind
Shattered soul
And all I hear is...

Buy this car
Buy this ivory house
Buy, Scream, Shout, Devour
Rip-it-up
And wipe-it-off
Then shove-it-down
To simplify
To purify

Streaming live, but living dead
Fake light, eyes full of lead
A filthy room, unmade bed
Greed and gluttony is all I see

Virtual friends with no empathy
Factory made dreams
Soulless desires
Burn them all down
And set them on fire

Buy this car
Buy this ivory house
Buy, Scream, Shout, Devour
And rip-it-up
And wipe-it-off
Then shove-it-down
To simplify
To purify, to purify, to purify

Kill the buzz
Kill the feed
Simplify
That's what we need

Drop the act
Quit the game
Seek myself
And break the chain
Then bounce, just bounce
All over this fucking planet

Burn the circuits
Kill the lights
Strip away the blight

Buy this car
Buy this ivory house
Buy, Scream, Shout, Devour
Rip-it-up,
And wipe-it-off
Then shove-it-down
To simplify
To purify, to purify, to purify
And leave it all behind

Hold a lover
Kiss a face
Feel the warmth
Some human grace
For shit's sake

Make the soul breathe again
Throw out the bath water
Disconnect the umbilical cord
I want to fucking live again

Kill the Feed

There's not much to laugh at in 2024. It was a year dominated by an escalating conflict in the Middle East, the continuing war in Ukraine and extreme weather events across the globe. Also, while I tend to focus on events in the US and UK, there were elections in over 80 counties around the world.

Probably as an escape from reality, 2024 features some quite upbeat songs. There are some contrasting emotions in this episode. I hope you enjoy the ride.

Brierly Hill 90210

Brierly Hill 90210 presents... 2024

Good ol guitar music with an analog electronic twist - Saturate ur ears with a bit of the bridge!!
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Watch out, this girl looks like the one
Drinking something strong
She's making eyes at Nathan
5 down, I think it could be wrong
To make mistakes for fun
Her ways untie my laces

I overflow razorblades and rope
My makeshift lifelike spaceship
Flies far too low, for tonight
LYLA LIES ALONE

Watch out, this girl looks like the one
Drinking something strong
She's making eyes at Nathan
5 down, I think it could be wrong
To make mistakes for fun
Her ways untie my laces

9 in a row wrapped around her pole
My mate is bound to waste his
Pride, given time to approach
LYLA LIES ALONE

(epic solo)

LYLA, WHY NOW?

LYLA


LYRICS:
Words are all we have really.
We have thoughts, but thoughts are fluid. You know... And, then we assign a word to a thought... And we're stuck with that word for that thought. So be careful with words, I like to think, yeah, the same words that hurt can heal. It's a matter of how you pick them.

There are some people that aren't into all the words. There are some people who would have you not use certain words. Yeah, there are 400,000 words in the English language and there are seven of them you can't say on television. So, they must really be bad. They'd have to be outrageous, to be separated from a number so large. All of you over here, you seven, bad words. That's what they told us they were, remember? 'That's a bad word.' 'Awwww.' There are no bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad Intentions.

And words, you know the seven don't you? Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits, Huh? Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that will infect your soul, curve your spine and keep the country from winning the war.

Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits, wow. Tits doesn't even belong on the list, you know. It's such a friendly sounding word. It sounds like a nickname. 'Hey, Tits, come here, Tits, meet Toots, Toots, Tits, Tits, Toots.' It sounds like a snack doesn't it? Yes, I know, it is, right. But I don't mean the sexist snack, I mean, New Nabisco Tits. The new Cheese Tits, and Corn Tits and Pizza Tits, Sesame Tits, Onion Tits, Tater Tits, Yeah. Betcha can't eat just one. That's true I usually switch off. But I mean that word does not belong on the list.

Actually, none of the words belong on the list, but you can understand why some of them are there. I am not completely insensitive to people's feelings. You know, I can dig why some of those words got on the list...like cocksucker and motherfucker. Those are...those are heavy-weight words. There's a lot going on there, man. Besides the literal translation and the emotional feeling. They're just busy words. There's a lot of syllables to contend with. And those K's. Those are aggressive sounds, they jump out at you. 
Cocksucker- Motherfucker-Cocksucker. It's like an assault, on you. So I can dig that.

And we mentioned shit earlier, of course. Two of the other four-letter Anglo-Saxon words are Piss and Cunt, which go together of course. But forget about that. A little accidental humor there. Piss and Cunt. The reason Piss and Cunt are on the list is that a long time ago certain ladies said 'Those are the two I am not going to say. I don't mind Fuck and Shit, but P and C are out. P and C are out'. Which led to such stupid sentences as ...OK, you fuckers, I am going to tinkle now.

And of course the word Fuck. 
I must end with that...

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an interpretive tribute to a portion of George Carlin's famous 1972 comedy sketch, "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television"... find his full sketch on YouTube, Online, or your favorite streaming service. It is worth the historical watch.

7 Dirty Words

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Static is a weekly new music program on Sydney public radio station 2SER-FM, which debuted in 1992.
For over 30 years, hosts Berko and Mick have been at the forefront of championing new bands and music trends, with up-to-the-second fresh releases from around the world.
Each week's show blends everything from alternative pop to underground rock, eclectic electronica, post-everything and much more.
Every week Berko speaks in-depth to an artist on the show ... these are those interviews.
Stream full programs at www.2ser.com/static

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