Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See

Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See is an album by Jim White, released in 2004. The co-vocals on "Static on the Radio" are by Aimee Mann.

Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See
Studio album by Jim White
Released	May 4, 2004[1]
Length	62:39
Label	Luaka Bop
Jim White chronology
No Such Place (2001) Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The opening track of the album, "Static on the Radio," was used on the ending credits for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

The album was reissued as a Deluxe Edition for its 20th anniversary, on April 4, 2024, including 2LP, CD, and digital formats.^[4] The reissue contained three additional tracks that had not previously been released on the original standard album.

Track listing

1. "Static on the Radio" – 6:31
2. "Bluebird" – 5:29
3. "Combing My Hair in a Brand New Style" – 6:24
4. "That Girl from Brownsville Texas" – 6:22
5. "Borrowed Wings" – 4:34
6. "If Jesus Drove a Motor Home" – 4:36
7. "Objects in Motion" – 5:58
8. "Buzzards of Love" – 7:00
9. "Alabama Chrome" – 4:25
10. "Phone Booth in Heaven" – 7:09
11. "Land Called Home" – 4:11

20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

1. "Suckerz Promisez" – 5:55
2. "Stranger Candy" – 5:10
3. "Cinderblock Walls" – 5:23

Bonus tracks 1 and 3 previously appeared on the original Japanese release of the standard album^[5] and on the iTunes Deluxe Version.^[6]

Personnel

• Jim White - vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, melodica, trombone, piano, organ, keyboards, percussion
• David Palmer - keyboards, synthesizer, sampler
• Jay Bellerose - drums, bongos
• Ralph Carney - flute, saxophone, trumpet
• Steven Page - rap vocals, background vocals
• Jim Creeggan - percussion
• Steve Moore - trombone, Wurlitzer piano, harmonium, Wurlitzer organ
• Tyler Stewart - drums, percussion
• Ed Robertson - rap vocals, guitar
• Kevin Hearn - guitar, accordion, keyboards, synthesizer
• Danny Frankel - bongos, percussion
• Travis Good - guitar
• Eyvind Kang - viola, organ
• Mike Belitsky - drums
• Jeremiah Sullivan - mandolin
• Ryan Freeland - Clavinet
• Chris Henrich - pedal steel guitar
• David Piltch - double bass, electric bass, bass guitar
• Dorothy Robinett - bass clarinet
• Jon Hyde - pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
• Mark Saunders - sampler
• Paul Fonfara - viola, clarinet, saxophone
• Paul Rabjohns - acoustic guitar, mandolin, accordion, marimbula, bass guitar, snare drum, ron roco
• Tucker Martine - drums, percussion

Also

• M. Ward
• Donna De Lory
• Niki Haris
• Chris Bruce
• Guthrie Trapp
• Dallas Good
• Linda Delgado
• Ladies Of Loretta Lynching
• Peter Gardiner
• Suzie Ungerleider
• Bill Frisell
• Aimee Mann
• Barenaked Ladies
• Mary Gauthier
• Joe Henry
• Marc Anthony Thompson
• Terri Binion
• Oh Susanna