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Meet Tyler's New Baby Girl!
Jul 18, 2013
A big congratulations to Tyler and Michelle, who welcomed Melody Grace Hopgood into the world today! Here's a picture of their healthy baby girl.
Site Updates, Including the Latest Band History
Jul 17, 2013
We've done several small updates to our website over the past few days, and one of the most important changes happened on the info page. When you get a chance, go to that page and scroll down to the "Band History" section. You'll see that we've updated the band's history to include everything up till now (before we made this revision, it hadn't been updated in over a year). This is a…
New Videos Coming Soon & Tyler's Baby Girl On the Way
Jun 19, 2013
Hey people, we haven't posted much lately, so let's take a minute to catch up. We're working on two main projects at the moment: The first project is a set of videos that we're making for our YouTube channel. We plan on releasing a lyric video for each song on Blues Gone Bad. We're excited about this project because we want everyone to see…
Our Second Album, Blues Gone Bad, Available NOW
Apr 30, 2013
Enough foreplay! It's time to announce the release of our second album! Head over to our Bandcamp page now to stream the whole album for free. If you wanna get your own copy, individual songs are only $0.50, but buying the full album is probably the best deal: It's like getting a free song, plus you get a copy of the…
Blues Gone Bad Release Date Announced: April 30, 2013
Apr 23, 2013
Mark your calendars, set your alarms, and start your countdowns: AMS has a release date for Blues Gone Bad! On April 30th, get your digital copy of our second album with all 10 songs, high-resolution artwork, and info booklet for only $3.50 at our Bandcamp! Until then, make sure you check out the 2 free singles.
Second Single From Blues Gone Bad Released
Apr 16, 2013
The second and final single from Blues Gone Bad is now available. It's called "Even if it's Killing Me", and you can get your free download at our Bandcamp page. Remember, if you like these 2 singles, there's a lot more where that came from on the full album (8 more songs, to be exact).
Learn the Full Story Behind Blues Gone Bad (Yes, There's A Story)
Apr 10, 2013
Like our first album, Blues Gone Bad has an interesting story and concept behind the music. We explain this concept in the booklet that is included with all copies of the album (digital and physical). Until then, here's a short teaser of the concept behind Blues Gone Bad: "At the root of all American music is the Blues. Starting in the deep South at the end of the 19th century, traditional…
First Single From Blues Gone Bad Now Available
Apr 6, 2013
Ready for a small sample of the music on Blues Gone Bad? Well, the first single from the album is now available for download at our Bandcamp and ReverbNation! It's called "If You're Looking for Love (Beware)", and it's the second song on the album. This is also the new song we played at our last show back in December. It's completely free under a Creative Commons license, which means…
Things Are Getting Serious: Our Second Album Finally Has a Name
Apr 3, 2013
American Music Standard is very excited to announce that our second album will be titled Blues Gone Bad. Check out this post over at our Facebook page to see a preview of the cover art. We'd like to take a moment to thank Krissy Bernhardt…
Our Second Album is Now Being Mastered, More Details to Come
Mar 19, 2013
Just checking in with everyone since we haven't posted in a while. The mixing and mastering process is going well. In fact, we're just polishing things up. So as the music is nearing completion, here's what you can expect to see: Over the next few weeks, we're going to post several important things, including the official name of the album, a preview of the album art, a snippet of the story…
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