Standard Fare – Suitcase Format:LP were in a serious relationship

were in a serious relationship that ended in early 2011

which only adds to the brimming sense of excitement and anticipation as to where this band will go next

The plaintive shades of ‘half blue’ and meandering deliberations of ‘slow thing’ are teased by the friction of static signals and a sense of ever-mutating sonic mass – a sensibility most acutely realised in ‘dawning’

finale ‘Friedrich Backs Up Nothing’ shimmers with strange atmospheres and sound-manipulated cellos

Its an anti-band

Standard Fare – Suitcase Format:LP were in a serious relationshipBack with new single Suitcase, Standard Fare push their juxtaposition between sonically upbeat and lyrically dark to their furthest point yet. Recorded in just one day, Suitcase is an initially infectious listen, the track laced with a simple but fully felt rousing euphoria that feels brighter than anything the group have done previously. Scratch the surface though and youll find a blacker tone, the song thematically seeing its narrator preparing for