Uniform- American Standard (CD) Lurkers to truly intimate heartbreaking blues

to truly intimate heartbreaking blues

Not a Robot But a Ghost

garnishes of banjo and wurlitzer and rich drum and percussion textures

The album shows the band trying out various genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock – not the sort of hard rock that the band would become known for on subsequent albums

Uniform- American Standard (CD) Lurkers to truly intimate heartbreaking bluesAmerican Standard begins with a shock. Vocalist Michael Berdan stands alone, screaming, "A part of me, but it can't be me. Oh God, it can't." It all starts with an admission. Beneath the harrowing screams, there's the pain of bulimia nervosa. There's the pain of a sickness that is as physical as it is psychological. This is a kind of emergence. With every movement of American Standard, Uniform peels off a new layer and tells the story inside of the