Static on the Airwaves

Static on the Airwaves is the tenth studio album by folk-punk rock band the Levellers.

Static on the Airwaves
Studio album by Levellers
Released	25 June 2012 (2012-06-25)
Genre	Rock, alternative rock, folk punk
Label	On the Fiddle Recordings
Producer	Sean Lakeman
Levellers chronology
Letters from the Underground (2008) Static on the Airwaves (2012) We the Collective (2018)

The "iTunes Deluxe Edition" contains two bonus tracks and two videos. Two singles were released from the album, 'Truth Is' and 'The Recruiting Sergeant', with single edits of 'We Are All Gunmen' and 'After The Hurricane' being made available as part of the 2017 Special Edition release.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Independent	[1]
Record Collector

Ian Abrahams of Record Collector said the topic of war gives the album a "clear sense of conscience and purpose". He thought it was an improvement on its predecessor: "what they've got here is a dynamic play-it-loud maelstrom of sawing fiddles and firebrand lyrics".

Track listing

1. "Static on the Airwaves"
2. "We Are All Gunmen"
3. "Truth Is"
4. "After the Hurricane"
5. "Our Forgotten Towns"
6. "No Barriers"
7. "Alone in This Darkness"
8. "Raft of the Medusa"
9. "Mutiny"
10. "Traveller"
11. "Second Life"
12. "The Recruiting Sergeant"

iTunes bonus tracks

13. "Going Places"
14. "Ways We Have Won"
15. Truth Is (Video)
16. Jeremy Cunningham's Tales From The Turntable (Video)

Personnel

Musicians

• Mark Chadwick - guitars, vocals
• Charlie Heather - drums/percussion
• Jeremy Cunningham - bass guitar, artwork
• Simon Friend - guitars, vocals, mandolin
• Jonathan Sevink - fiddle
• Matt Savage - keyboard

External links

• Official Audiosamples on SoundCloud