‘A Series of Screws’ is System and Station’s 8th recording and fifth LP. The title speaks volumes about a band
that has been crafting and perfecting their epic brand of rock over the past decade. Led by Ryan Heise, whose
song-writing acumen is both colossal and melodic, System and Station write songs that are accessible, complex
and endearing. With Larry Crane (Tape Op, Jackpot!) at the wheel once again as longtime producer/engineer,
‘A Series of Screws’ can be viewed as both an evolution and...
‘A Series of Screws’ is System and Station’s 8th recording and fifth LP. The title speaks volumes about a band
that has been crafting and perfecting their epic brand of rock over the past decade. Led by Ryan Heise, whose
song-writing acumen is both colossal and melodic, System and Station write songs that are accessible, complex
and endearing. With Larry Crane (Tape Op, Jackpot!) at the wheel once again as longtime producer/engineer,
‘A Series of Screws’ can be viewed as both an evolution and a pinnacle in the story of System and Station.
With a dedication to honing the songs focusing on what the band does best, ‘A Series of Screws’ delivers plenty
of hooks in a tighter package, building on a trajectory that began with 2008’s ‘A Nation of Actors’ and continued
with last fall’s ‘I’m Here To Kill’ EP. At the root of it System and Station are a hard-working/touring indie-rock band
with plenty of arena-sized moments. Both sides of that equation are fully realized on this album which begins with
a nod to Zeppelin in “Pain Pills”, ends with a resonant Pacific Northwest-type groove in the title track, and in
between offers the sort of loud/quiet/loud dynamics and guitar heroics (”In The Valley”, “Pardon Me”) that have
earned them comparisons to bands like Shiner, Sunny Day Real Estate and Built To Spill.
System and Station have been writing and recording their smart, angular Indie-pop/Rock for just over a decade
now, and while many bands, music cycles or trends have come and gone in that time, System and Station forge
ahead sounding as fresh today as they did with their earnest first recordings from Smart Studios in Madison, WI
back in 1998 and 2000.
Bio
System and Station formed as a 3-piece in Boise, ID in 1998. From their inception, and through moves to
Madison, WI and back to the Pacific Northwest (Portland, OR has been home for the last 8 years) singersongwriter
and mainstay RFK Heise has guided them through 5 full-length records and 4 EP’s. Along the way
they’ve gone on 20 national tours, owned two very loyal Ford E350 Club Wagons, and have had approximately
12 breakdowns (some in -20 degree weather, some strictly mental).
They torched approximately 4 computer monitors in San Antonio, have seen 1 man dressed as a nun physically
defile another person in New York, and have been jumped by 1 crackhead and 2 hookers in Knoxville, TN.
They crashed at the house of the producer of the Oprah Winfrey show (along w/Caustic Resin) without him
knowing it at the time. They’ve had 1 fight with a gang of dj’s in Las Vegas, have been in 1 Texas jail cell, and
have been pickpocket by a gypsy in New Orleans.
System and Station have played with everyone from Marky Ramone to Shiner, from Alex Chilton to Built to Spill,
from Jeremy Enigk to Canyon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to The Meat Puppets...oh yea, and also Sloppy
Seconds. They’ve met some of the most inspiring and amazing people on planet earth who have taken them in
without a second thought, and that is their favorite part of all of this.
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