Description

1. Quiet Part Loud – 03:38
2. My Own Devices – 03:48
3. Vegas Moment – 03:55
4. Decoder Ring – 03:28
5. Rapture – 04:12
6. Michael Myers – 02:56
7. Haves and Have Nots – 03:08

Indie rock polymath Adam Staple returns with his second solo EP Quiet Part Loud – seven more beat-forward songs about echo chambers, mixtapes as identity, unkillable boogeymen, cultural burnouts, and one-in-a-million jackpots.

Firmly grounded in alt-rock and pulling from influences as far-flung as Spoon, Peter Gabriel, Art Blakey, Nilufer Yanya, The Damned, and Newfoundland traditional music, Quiet Part Loud continues the previous EP SuperAntiHero’s exploration of Staple’s experiences with his “mental health skeets” – panic disorder, agoraphobia, and depression.

Written and recorded during 22-23, Staple performed, produced, and wrote (with the exception of a cover of Blondie’s “Rapture”) all the songs on the EP, which also features guest spots from Kelly Russell, Kelly-Ann Evans, and Jayne Batstone.

A veteran of the St. John’s indie scene for 35 years, Staple has previously written and released music as a member of Drive, Bash Brothers, McKudo, and Kelly Russell & The Planks. He was the long-time drummer for singer/songwriter Sean Panting; and has appeared on recordings by Alan Doyle, Hey Rosetta, The Punters, and Amelia Curran, among others.

All songs written, performed, and produced by Adam Staple, except:

Kelly-Ann Evans – vocals on Vegas Moment
Kelly Russell – fiddle on Rapture
Jayne Batstone – ukulele on Decoder Ring