Standards - Fruit Island LP gregory uhlmann The raw vulnerability of this

The raw vulnerability of this substance melds fluidly with the band’s collaborative spirit

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the Rose Gardener persists — he sticks his hands into the thorny rose bush and tries to see through to what might still lie on the other side: real life"

the songs on Neighborhood Watch match consummate musicianship and thoughtful songcraft with an innate gift for melody

Standards - Fruit Island LP gregory uhlmann The raw vulnerability of thisLed by the exuberant melodies of cross tapping guitarist Marcos Mena, the LA duo standards make meticulous instrumental math rock whose effervescent riffs teem with sunny enthusiasm. On the band's debut full length, Fruit Island, standards deftly retool math rock's unforgiving, challenging tendencies into a style that is both danceable and compositionally profound. Drummer Forrest Rice's boisterous chops complement Mena's unpredictable melodies,