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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…
No Morals $2 Sale Ends, Album Still Available for $4
Feb 26, 2013
Sorry guys, the 50% off deal for No Morals expires today. Don't worry though, because the album is still available at the regular price on our Bandcamp page. Before long, the new album will be released and it will have it's own sale. Speaking of the second album, we've been making some great progress on mixing the songs. Everything sounds good, and we get more excited every day as we hear all…
Don't Buy No Morals! (Yet...)
Feb 6, 2013
DON'T BUY NO MORALS! Since we're working on album number 2, this would be a great time to go back and listen to our first album, No Morals, or get a copy if you need one. But don't buy it yet! That's right, we're actually telling you NOT to buy our album. Why? Well, because we're in the band and we can let you in on a little secret: As it gets closer to the release date of our second album…
With the Holidays Over, Work Continues on the Second Album
Dec 28, 2012
Sorry about being so quiet the past few days. We took a short break from band stuff to celebrate Christmas with our families. We hope everyone had a great time like we did. Santa brought us a lot of new music gear (pictures coming eventually), and it even snowed a little bit here in Memphis (an event that occurs maybe once or twice per year). With Christmas behind us, we're right back in the…
Photo Gallery Posted on Facebook with New Recording Pictures
Nov 6, 2012
We just created an album on Facebook and uploaded some nice recording pictures from this weekend. It's a small behind-the-scenes peek of Ashton recording the drum tracks for our second album at Ian's home studio. We'll be gradually adding more pictures throughout the coming weeks to…
Follow Twitter, Facebook for Live Recording Updates
Oct 23, 2012
Have you been keeping up with our Facebook and Twitter? Last week we posted some pictures and news about recording. We got a good start on drum tracks (2 songs done), and that's only the beginning. More updates coming soon.
AMS Announces New Album to Begin Soon
Oct 11, 2012
Loyal fans, After a brief gap in updates, and a few ambiguous updates before that about "upcoming projects", it's finally time for us to reveal the big news: American Music Standard has officially decided to start working on our second full-length album. In fact, we will start recording as early as this weekend. We've been doing pre-production for the past few weeks and months, and…
No Morals CDs, Album Artwork Available Online, Videos on YouTube
Apr 24, 2012
So, you've probably seen the announcement about our upcoming show, and we have more news about that and other shows coming soon. But besides playing shows this summer, we have some other fun plans we'd like to tell you about. Here's what you can be looking forward to: Physical copies of No Morals (you remember what CDs are, right?) with extended album info and artwork (come to our shows and get…
The Story Behind the Name "No Morals" Explained
Mar 15, 2012
Some people are surprised when they hear the title, "No Morals". So where does the name come from? Here's a preview of what's in the album booklet (available in both the digital & physical copies): "This album documents the story of Tyler Hopgood's life. It is raw, sincere, intimate, and uncensored. After Tyler's idealistic upper-middle class lifestyle was shattered, he…
Two FREE Singles from No Morals Now Available for Download
Mar 10, 2012
Wanna hear a small sample of what we've been working on the past few months? Two free singles from "No Morals" have been pre-released and are now available for download. You can get them from our ReverbNation and Bandcamp pages (and they'll be available on even more sites in the near future). Make as many copies as you want, send them to your friends, etc. These two songs are…
New Album Cover and Name Announced: No Morals
Mar 4, 2012
Head over to our Facebook page and see the official cover design of our upcoming album titled No Morals. Two free singles will be pre-released and available for download shortly.
First Album Promo Video Now Available on YouTube
Jan 29, 2012
We're about half way finished with the mixing process, so the upcoming album should be released on schedule. Besides the usual mixing work, we also just finished the interview video which is now available on YouTube. This video features an in-depth discussion with the band about the upcoming album. If you want to learn more about the album and all the work we've put into it, this interview is…
First Album Ready for Mixing & Mastering, Merch Video Available
Jan 12, 2012
Well, it's been quite a few days since our last update, so we'll try to fill you in on all the latest news. First, the band has completed almost all of the raw recording for the album over the past month; we just have a few more guitar and vocal overdubs to add to certain songs. Now that most of the recording is done, Ian has left the band's studio in Memphis and travelled to Nashville to start…
Holiday Discount Available on New T-Shirt, Recording Studio Ready
Dec 15, 2011
If you haven't been to the store page recently, now would be a great time to check it out because we just released a new t-shirt. It has a sweet new logo design that we think you guys will like. To go along with the new shirt, we're offering a special holiday discount at the store. But you can only see the coupon code if you're our Facebook fan or subscribed to the newsletter. That's just one of…
Recording to Start Next Week, New T-Shirt Design Online
Dec 3, 2011
Recording starts in about a week! After a lot of rehearsing and planning, we're ready to pour our heart and soul into this album and make it as great as possible. Our fans have shown a lot of excitement about the upcoming album and we're thankful for all the encouragement. Remember, once we start recording, we plan on releasing a lot of small news updates so everyone can track our progress. We…
Album Rehearsal in Full Swing, All Demos Still Available for FREE Download
Nov 15, 2011
The band has been working hard on the upcoming album. We've been planning and rehearsing non-stop over the past month, and we're on schedule to start recording in early December. Go check out our Facebook page to see some pictures from the latest rehearsal, which went very well! There will be a lot more news about this in the near future, especially once we start recording. Note: We're also…
AMS Starts Planning New Album, More Merch Now Online
Oct 25, 2011
It's been over a month since our last update, but we have two important announcements for today, and we hope it's been worth the wait: If you visit the store page, you'll find our brand new, fully-functional merchandise store. As we promised last month, we've been working hard to create high-quality, affordable merchandise for our fans, and it's finally ready. Go check it out right now and read…
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