American Standards just released their swan song album, Future Orphans, released 13 years to the date after their debut, Still Life. The new record came out on June 20 and was recorded by Jay Maas (Defeater, Counterparts) at Getaway Recording.
Check out the record, plus the band's statement below:
We never set out to have an overly grandiose farewell. Just one last record we poured everything into—written fully aware it’d be the last. It’s rough around the edges in the way we always hoped this band would be: honest, raw, and made without compromise.
Over the years, we were lucky enough to share stages with bands we grew up admiring—Converge, Knocked Loose, Every Time I Die, Norma Jean. But honestly, what’s stayed with us more than any show is the community: the benefit events we were part of for mental health and suicide prevention, the charity compilations that lifted up local scenes, and the countless nights in basements where people showed up simply to feel something together.
Future Orphans is our way of saying thank you to those people. The ones who gave us a chance, shared a floor, or helped carry a speaker up the stairs.
Speaking of memories, here is Steven, showing up his bass in a What's That Noise? segment from 2020.
