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NEWS // Last updated :: 10.31.07

• 10.31.07 - The new album, "The Gavel's Third Try", is available now. Click the purchase link above.

• 05.23.07 - The third ::thinkstandard:: record is scheduled for release on Halloween '07. ...Creepy.

• 02.12.07 - ::thinkstandard:: is currently working on a few tracks for a Skean Dhu compilation.

• 11.24.06 - Rumors about a release date for the third ::thinkstandard:: album are brewing at Skean Dhu Headquarters. Check out their myspace page for information about ::thinkstandard:: and other artists.

• 11.23.06 - Check out a new track titled Fearful FM on myspace.

• 04.22.06 - ::thinkstandard:: will be on hiatus for the rest of 2006.

• 02.13.06 - New review of "The Three Enemies" found here.

• 12.07.05 - "The World" from The Three Enemies is up on pitchforkmedia.com/mp3. It was uploaded to the site on 12.07.05 so check it out! And tell your friends.

• 11.22.05 - Two previously unreleased tracks have been uploaded to the audio section. Broken Chord with Jeff Zemina on guitar and Estelyo.

• 11.15.05 - The poem "The Three Enemies" by Christina Rossetti has been added. New video added.

• 11.11.05 - The Three Enemies is on sale RIGHT NOW!!! And be sure to check out other releases from the folks at Skean Dhu. They're all wicked good. I swear.

• 10.11.05 - New tracks uploaded to the audio section including two tracks from the first ::thinkstandard:: release "let me go. i let you go. and this facade ends quietly here tonight." - The Killer Is One of Us and 1976 - and a previously unreleased track titled Travel to the Moon, Then Lose Interest.

• 10.09.05 - The artwork for The Three Enemies is done! And holy crap, it's fantastic! The boys over at Skean Dhu sure are talented with that graphic art. You can find the front cover image here. It's the first thumbnail.

• So with artwork being finished, the album is off to the printer on October 17th. The album should be out in early November.

• 10.02.05 - Whelp...looks like the post-production on the album won't be done until later this month. Which means it's actually coming out on time. Contrary to what the previous postings say about a bump up in the release date. Hmph. I received an email from the label and the artwork is about 1/2 done and I'll be seeing those images in about a week or so. Good stuff, good stuff. So stay tuned.

• 07.31.05 - You can check out "The World" from the upcoming release "The Three Enemies" right here on the audio page and at myspace.com/thinkstandard.

• 07.30.05 - Work has started on the third release from ::thinkstandard::. The as yet untitled album is going to be different from the previous releases because there will be no guitar. And I'm a guitarist. So that's kinda weird. Hopefully it won't be awful. Heh heh.

• 06.27.05 - "The Three Enemies" is finished. Still no concrete release date, but it'll be posted as soon as I hear.

• 05.09.05 - Skean Dhu has bumped the release of "The Three Enemies" up a whopping three months! It's an unprecedented move in the music industry to move UP a release, so I'm quite pleased. The original release was scheduled for November '05, but is now August '05. So that means a late summer release for "The Three Enemies." Niccce.

• "So how's the progress on the album?" you ask... Well, it's going really well. After the initial writing stages and basic tracking took place over Memorial Day Wknd in May of '04, the three tracks sat around collecting dust for the better part of the year. They received light workouts here and there, gaining muscle and tone, but didn't change TOO too much. In early 2005 though I took some time to track extra sounds and musical accompaniment to beef the tracks up and offer the potential listener a more intriguing backdrop to the already potent musical numbers. Since receiving the email from Skean Dhu on Thursday night asking if the August release was feasible, I took Saturday to do a little tweaking to the opening track "The Flesh." It wasn't shaping up the way I wanted and I wasn't happy with the lack of flow it had with the other two tracks. I totally ripped it up. Moved sections of music around, flipped things upsidedown, lengthened tracks, ran some through effects, trashed pieces... took a break and had a sandwich... clipped and repasted selections, really did a number on it. I'm quite pleased with the end result of that editing session. I now feel that the three tracks really flow and fit together the way I foresaw just about a year ago at conception. Stay tuned.

• 04.04.05 - Check out the latest review of "let me go. i let you go. and this facade ends quietly here tonight." from Matt Champ of the gray area music site Chain D.L.K. It can be found here on the press page.

• 02.14.05 - ::thinkstandard:: is back in his home studio working on the latest tracks for the upcoming release entitled "The Three Enemies" to be released on Skean Dhu Records in the fall of '05. "The Three Enemies" is based on the Christina Rossetti poem of the same title. The poem can be found in the book "A Choice of Christina Rossetti's Verse" by Elizabeth Jennings published by Faber and Faber. The Three Enemies are The Flesh, The World and The Devil. The EP consists of three tracks based on each of the three sections of the poem.

• 12.03.04 - That Brainwashed review has been moved to the back catalogue on brainwashed.com, but you can still read it here on the "Press" page. It's really good so check it out.

• - I totally forgot about this review I got back in August. You can read it here. And when you're done, surf around and check out some other reviews n stuff.

• - 'let me go. i let you go. and this facade ends quietly here tonight' has broken into the top 20 on the Billboard music charts! Err, I mean, the New Age Sampler Top 20 Space/Ambient list which is just as good. Check bearheartltd.com and click on the Top 20 Space/Ambient link in the taskbar to the left and ::thinkstandard::'s rockin the 19 spot.

• 11.21.04 - A new, fantastic ::thinkstandard:: album review at brainwashed.com! You'll need to scroll down til you see the review or you can do "ctrl + f" and search for it. This is a great site with tons of good helpful info about smalltime music and musicians. Look around after you read the review.

• 11.7.04 - You already voted at the polls last tuesday, but you can still nominate ::thinkstandard:: for Best Album New Material at brainwashed.com. So head on over and nominate 'let me go. i let you go. and this facade ends quietly here tonight.' today. The voting begins in December. A little help would be quite appreciated.

• 11.2.04 - I received my batch of the new Buzzlighter#8: Natural Anthems compilation CD from Shut Eye Records today. It features the b-side "Broken Chord" which can't be found anywhere else. I'm currently consulting my team of contest-thinker-uppers and we'll be holding a contest for fans to get their hands on this particular CD. And I'll totally take suggestions from you guys if you've got 'em. Keep checking back and I'll keep you posted. shuteyerecords.com

• 10.29.04 - What a great day. First, I got to wake up knowing that the best team in baseball is the Boston Red Sox, and then I got the word that the debut CD from ::thinkstandard:: is on sale RIGHT NOW! Head over to skeandhu.net faster than a 91 mile an hour sinkerball from Derek Lowe in the bottom of the 6th in game 4 of the World Series!

• 10.25.04 - The October/November issue of Skope Magazine featuring yours truly is in Newbury Comics throughout the New England region! I got my subscription two days ago and flipped to the back and saw my picture next to a great little blurb. Sprint to your nearest Newbury Comics faster than Dave Roberts whipping around the bases to score two game-tying runs in late innings to pick up your issue of Skope. skopemagazine.com

• 9.28.04 - The Boston-based independent music magazine Skope is backing ::thinkstandard:: in it's October/November issue. There will be a small blurb in the Artist Xposure section. If you live in the New England area, you can pick up the issue at any Newbury Comics store. If you're not fortunate enough to live in that area, you can make strategic phone calls to friends, relatives, business partners who may live in the Northeast. Or if you just want this one issue you can send an email request to mfriedman@skopemagazine.com and ask for the October/November issue shipped right to your door and they'll do it for free in the continental US. Or you could subscribe to the magazine for a wicked low price at skopemagazine.com.

• May 04 - ::thinkstandard:: has been signed to a two record contract with Skean Dhu Records. The first of the two records entitled "let me go. i let you go. and this facade ends quietly here tonight." is set for release in late fall/early winter. The second will be ready next summer. Check out skeandhu.net.

• May 04 - "Broken Chord" a B-side from ::thinkstandard:: will be featured on Buzzlighter 8: "Natural Anthems" on Shut Eye Records set for release in September or October. shuteyerecords.com