We've teamed up with Standards to bring you an exclusive song premiere for their track "Kynwyn's Birthday" named after our very own Co-Founder, Kynwyn Sterling.

There is a unique chemistry that is seen with two-piece bands; a bravado, a recklessness, a devil-may-care abandon that says:



"Yeah, it's just us. We don't need anything else."

This tremendous spirit is felt immediately when you first listen to Standards, an explosive twosome from the Los Angeles area.

Standards is Math Rock in a form so essential, it's befitting of venues much larger than you typically find this genre playing.

The aptly named "Standards" brings together so much of what is appealing in Math Rock, intricate and dazzling guitar that feels like it never ends, underpinned by relentless drums that are as aggressive as they are concise. The guitar is complex and keen, without ever feeling aimless or messy. The drums are dynamic and mighty, yet never encroaching on the direction of the guitar. When you find two musicians who are as locked into one another as Marcos and Jacob, it's no wonder that there's no room for a third.



Somehow the four track EP feels like it will never end; like the type of youthful summer that makes you feel like only this moment matters, and that moment can live in forever if you really take in every sensation into your memory. Moments like reliving past house shows in spaces long gone, like the beginning of a road trip, like shared moments with people who've drifted away.



Recently INTHECLOUDS listed Standards as the band to watch in US on their monthly mixtape in partnership with Fecking Bahamas, and I'm obliged to agree.

Standards is just getting started, and I can't wait to see where they go. They epitomize a lot of what is happening with the new wave of Math Rock, and I believe their sound can help bring the genre to a much wider audience.