From Scratch (album)

From Scratch was recorded and produced at the Forest of Chaos by Neil Sabatino, and mixed and mastered by Stuart Richardson at Rocky Water Studios.

The record release party was held at FM Bar & Lounge in Jersey City, on February 7, 2019, with a performance by Alpha Rabbit, and emo rock band Thursday's lead vocalist, Geoff Rickly as DJ.

A review by Bob Makin in New Jersey Stage says "the sharply polished stash of angst-filled pop opens with my favorite, "Walk This Line," which seems as if Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash got really fucked up one night in Rock 'n' Roll Heaven and sent down this tough-sounding, yet intelligent tune to Cyclone Static.

[3] Florian Meissner from Soundblab says "From Scratch is a great record, and songs like "Walk This Line" or "Circles" will keep popping up in my playlist.

"[5] In Jersey Beat, James Damion names "Runaway" and "Sacred Island" as his favorites, saying Cyclone Statics's "gritty guitar rock sound, sneering vocals and the devious rhythms featured on From Scratch had me longing for the dirty clubs and basements I frequented back east.

[ From Scratch is] evocative of a simpler time. Not just to a time of punk rock on the radio but a whole lost New Jersey paradise: Asbury Park before the renaissance , radios cranking out surf guitars and sandy, beach-blown harmonies, through empty lots full of downed power lines and bombed-out buildings." – Geoff Rickly [ 5 ]