Standard Fare - Suitcase

*White Vinyl, 500 Only

*Back with new single ‘Suitcase,’ Standard Fare push their juxtaposition between sonically upbeat and lyrically dark to
their furthest point yet. Recorded in just one day, ‘Suitcase’ is an initially infectious listen, the track laced with a simple but
fully-felt rousing euphoria that feels brighter than anything the group have done previously. Scratch the surface though
and you’ll find a blacker tone, the song thematically seeing its narrator preparing for a nuclear fallout, equipped with “a
bunker in my backyard filled with tins and dried fruit,” her only fear being “how am I gonna save my family?”

*‘Suitcase’ comes backed with the more acoustic-leaning b-side ‘Nine Days;’ a more understated, reflective sounding
compliment to the a-side’s instantly memorable melodies, it’s evidence of a band making real inroads in pursuit of
diversifying their sound. Guitarist Danny agrees, saying “we're definitely more confident in what we're doing and there's a
good feeling that we're more creatively in tune with each other.”

*Standard Fare met when Danny (from Buxton) and Emma (from York) were playing in other groups as teenagers. When
those projects fell apart, the pair resolved to work together, and poached Andy from Danny’s brother’s band. Early
practices were held in Andy’s loft in Buxton, “and then in his Nan's living room when they got too loud.” Music is a family
business for Emma too – her mother was in ‘80s anarcho-punks Poison Girls.

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