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The Austerity Program
OriginNew York City, New York, USA
GenresNoise punk, post-hardcore, minimalist music, heavy metal
Years active1997–present
LabelsHydra Head
MembersThad Calabrese
Justin Foley
Websiteausterityprogram.com

The Austerity Program is an American rock band that formed in 1997 and is currently signed to Hydra Head Records. The group features two members, bassist Thad Calabrese and guitarist/vocalist Justin Foley. A drum machine is used by the two members for percussion. Though the two members collaborated together before 1997

The two group members treat The Austerity Program as more of a hobby than a full-time band. Both members devote most of their time to their separate jobs and families, and rarely spend time touring or recording.

The Austerity Program were approached by director John Miller who wanted to film a documentary about the band titled Too Big to Fail.[1] Miller filmed the recording and production of Black Madonna, and the personal lives of the members from 2006–2008. This film has yet to be released.

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The Austerity Program released the EP Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn on May 4, 2010. To promote the release, the group wrote their own press release for Hydra Head Records that humorously made it appear as if their label was upset by the The Austerity Program's choice to release an EP over a full-length album. Foley saw the opportunity to write their own press release as a way to be funny and creative, as opposed to standard press releases which he describes as "hyperbole madness."[2] In order to make more time for recording between a job and his family, Justin Foley quit drinking for one year during the production and writing of Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn.[3]

Musical style

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The Jesus Lizard, Unsane, Jesu, Nine Inch Nails, Shellac, Steve Albini

Personnel

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The Austerity Program features two members: bassist Thad Calabrese and guitarist/vocalist Justin Foley. A drum machine is used by the two members for percussion in the studio and on recordings. For live performances, the drum tracks are played from an iPod.[4] Thad Calabrese is a teacher at New York University working on his PhD.[5][6] Justin Foley is an employee at Service Employees International Union[5][6] and is also a guest writer for the heavy metal blog MetalSucks.[7] Calabrese and Foley both have wives and five children between the two.[5]

Discography

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All songs by The Austerity Program are self-produced, though additional engineers are included for recording and post-production.[8] Their debut Terra Nova EP was recorded in the basement of a church.[9] The Austerity Program later built their own studio out of a previously unused concrete structure located near the group's neighborhood. The studio, dubbed Kerguelen Studio,[8] was completed in 2006 and has since been used to record Black Madonna, Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn and "Song 20 (The River)." All song titles are systematically numbered in the format "Song N." Having the songs numbered instead of named lead to some confusion as to whether the tracks were untitled. The Austerity Program claims on their website, "By this point, everyone seems to have gotten it into their heads that these songs are untitled. They're not untitled. They have the names they have for a reason."[10]

Studio albums

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Black Madonna (2007)[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Song 12"5:27
2."Song 17B"7:59
3.Untitled1:00
4."Song 19"7:05
5."Song 18"1:15
6.Untitled1:00
7."Song 17A"6:31
8."Song 16"14:16
Total length:44:33

EPs

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Terra Nova (2003)[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Song 8"9:33
2."Song 4"7:15
3."Song 3"8:36
4."Song 11"8:07
Total length:33:31
Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn (2010)[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Song 25"4:42
2."Song 26"5:18
3."Song 27"4:05
4."Song 29"5:31
Total length:19:36

Demos

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  • November 2000 Demo (2000)[10]
  • Practice 7-27-02 (2002)[10]

Singles

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  • "Song 20 (The River)" (2008)[14]

Compilation contributions

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Year Track Album
2003 "Song 10" The Champions of Sound 2003[10]
2004 "Song 9" 2XH vs. HHR, Vol. 1 - Where Is My Robotic Boot?[15]
2011 "Song 6" NYC Sucks: Volume 2[16]

References

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in article

  1. ^ a b Mehling, Shane (January 2008). "The Austerity Program: Smartass noisepunk duo says yes to 'killer tone,' no thanks to touring". Decibel (39). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Red Flag Media Inc.: 34. ISSN 1550-6614. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Villanueva, Justina (March 22, 2010). "Hydra Head Doesn't Hate the Austerity Program". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  3. ^ Villanueva, Justina (March 31, 2010). "Austerity Program Guitarist Quit Drinking for a Year to Write and Record". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  4. ^ Villanueva, Justina (May 7, 2010). "The Austerity Program Play Record Release Show, Stream Album". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Biography". Austerityprogram.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Black Madonna: The most enjoyable Madonna record in a decade!". Decibel. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  7. ^ "Articles tagged with "Justin Foley"". MetalSucks. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Black Madonna (Media notes). New Mexico: Hydra Head Records. 2007. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Rostron, Craig (October 16, 2003). "Review: Terra Nova EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d "Audio". Austerityprogram.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  11. ^ "Black Madonna – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  12. ^ "Terra Nova [EP] – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  13. ^ "Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  14. ^ "The Austerity Program- 'Song 20 (The River)' 7" Out Yesterday!". Hydra Head Records. June 25, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  15. ^ "2XH vs. HHR, Vol. 1 - Where Is My Robotic – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  16. ^ "Free Download for Your Listening Pleasure: NYC Sucks Volume 2, Featuring the Best of New York City's Metal Scene". MetalSucks. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.

collecting

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[[Category:1990s music groups]] [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[Category:2010s music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1997]]

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