The Standard (band)
Encyclopedia
The Standard are an American
indie rock
band from Portland, Oregon
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in 2002 for one release, and had two releases on Yep Roc in 2004–05. In 2008, they released their last album Swimmer on Partisan Records
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
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History
The Standard formed in Portland in 1999 out of members who had all previously played in Portland indie groups. The group signed with Touch and Go RecordsTouch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
in 2002 for one release, and had two releases on Yep Roc in 2004–05. In 2008, they released their last album Swimmer on Partisan Records
Partisan Records
Partisan Records is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. It was started in 2007 by Ian Wheeler and Tim Putnam. Their first releases were an expanded version of Holy Sons Decline of the West and The Standard's fifth studio album Swimmer...
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Members
- Tim Putnam – vocals, guitar
- Jay ClarkeAsh Black BuffloAsh Black Bufflo, sometimes spelled Buffalo, is the professional name of Portland-based music composer and experimental musician Jay Clarke. He composes music for feature-length films, short films, documentaries, and dance and theater projects...
– keyboards - Rob Oberdorfer – bass
- Rob Duncan – drums
Discography
- The Standard (Barbaric Records, 2001)
- August (Touch and Go RecordsTouch and Go RecordsTouch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
, 2002) - Wire Post to Wire (Yep Roc, 2004)
- Albatross (Yep Roc, 2005)
- Swimmer (Partisan RecordsPartisan RecordsPartisan Records is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. It was started in 2007 by Ian Wheeler and Tim Putnam. Their first releases were an expanded version of Holy Sons Decline of the West and The Standard's fifth studio album Swimmer...
, 2008)