The Standards
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May I direct your attention, if you will, to old town London where a man named Neil Winspeare is plugging in his guitar, counting in his two companions Mark Ness and Scott Pragnell, and exclaiming “Out with the old, in with the new”. And that is precisely what The Standards aim to achieve, this song has a subversive and dark bass riff bowing out to a heavy foot on the bass pedal and by the time the cool, nonchalant vocals make an appearance the fact you're dancing like a loon doesn't even matter! It is a brilliant composition that I can already see many shapes being thrown to in indie clubs up and down the country.
tear jerking piano/guitar number
It is obvious by listening to what I would deem their flagship song “Some singers” that The Standards do in fact set a very high bar, not only have they collaborated a 
tear jerking piano/guitar number with chilling and fragile vocals, they have also made a very self referential poke at their fellow bands in the ‘oh so important' race to be recognised and how easy it is to slip in to self pity, shown in the opening lyrics “Some singers are sad, so very sad” but apparently “is not so sad so you'll be glad”. Crammed full of Rhythm and Backing vocals that could give the Beach Boys ‘Sha la la's' a run for their money it ends with a very peaceful and content piano solo reflective of the songs overall message to have fun and be happy with your lot.
Deliciously seductive vocals
But if these two pieces aren't enough to wet your appetite then ‘The Great Society' will almost certainly saturate it. It is a slow sinister course of bass and guitar riffs that play out tones of ‘The Shadows' and Deliciously seductive vocals in which you could easily fall into a psychedelic day dream. The slow sombre reverb makes it seem like this fab trio are serenading an entire amphitheatre, and let me tell you, they should be!
Will Campbell