Standard Fare

This week in Indie Basement: Vol. 2 of The Go-Betweens' retrospective box set series, plus Melbourne's Scott & Charlene's Wedding, UK indiepop bands Suggested Friends and The Just Joans, James Hoare's The Proper Ornaments and Argentinian band Las Kellies.

This week: reviews of new albums from Death & Vanilla, DOOMSQUAD, Pottery, The Mystery Lights, Mammoth Penguin, and more.

words & There's not much else that can be said here about Sheffield's indiepop trio, Standard Fare. Bill Pearis has written, and gushed, extensively about the band on the occasion of their two forays to the States (the first included a successful turn at SXSW in March...

DOWNLOAD: Standard Fare - Dancing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Standard Fare - Fifteen (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens - Tea Lights (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens - Hospice Gates (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Inocultist - Prophecy for the Summer (MP3) Last night was kind of a blowout night for NYC concert-going...

DOWNLOAD: Standard Fare - Dancing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Standard Fare - Fifteen (MP3) Sheffield, UK's jangly pop trio Standard Fare are heading to Athens Popfest (Aug 10 - 14) and are making the most of their trip with an East Coast tour of the States...

SXSW Day Three started over at the free Dickies Sounds Day Party. Free silk-screened posters with all the bands playing that day (including She & Him and Surfer Blood at the official showcase that night) were printed up and handed out on the spot...

DOWNLOAD: Standard Fare - Dancing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Diehard - Cool Kids (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sally Head - Man with Small Hands (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Woods - I Was Gone (MP3) Standard Fare It's March Madness, people...

DOWNLOAD: Standard Fare - Dancing (MP3) From Sheffield, England come trio Standard Fare, who'll be in New York (and Philly and Boston) before heading to SXSW: They'll play Cake Shop on March 11 (w/ Diehard) and March 14 at Death By Audio...