Standards - Fruit Island LP clothing the energy from their live

the energy from their live shows transcending into the recordings

new album Pono was mixed by touring guitarist Matthew Weber at Gradwell House Recording and mastered by Dave Downham (Beach Slang

the opening 5/8 groove builds unpredictably

New recordings of the 5 original RATBOY EP songs make up the A-side of the record

were often accessorized and handed a tambourine instead of a guitar

Standards - Fruit Island LP clothing the energy from their liveLed 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,