The new single "Fifteen" is out today!
It's available from the following places:
- But our site's been down a lot recently
Record Collector, Sheffield
And further afield:
The single has had some very nice reviews:
"Recalls classic, sprinting C86 shamble 'n' jangle indie, spilling with spirit & gusto. Musically it reminds me of a less twee & more muscular Heavenly or Liechtenstein's less angular, more straight guitar pop stuff. Singer Emma has a really strong, hearty voice & the song makes me shed a nostalgic tear for beloved times listening to Peel in my teens & twenties. Really heartening to hear a band that transcends pastiche & effortlessly arrives with the equivalent of a lost gem"
Norman Records
"Fifteen by Sheffield’s Standard Fare most definitely does have a hook; a bloody great big one and it’s hauled me in. A terrific galloping slice of jangly indiepop, it even pitches up with a more than decent flipside, the mournful but lush Understand. "
Sounds XP
"If you love Kenickie, The Long Blondes, The Siddeleys or Girls At Our Best you will fall instantly in love with Standard Fare."
Rough Trade
"It’s just one of those records that’s fucking right-now immediate. Charming, charming stuff."
Showburner
"It's not just in location and label that they remind us of those early Long Blondes single, smart but uncomfortably bittersweet songs shot through with the joy of being in a band, all kinetic energy and Emma Kupa's pleasingly untutored vocals, wracked but somewhat defiant."
Sweeping The Nation
"While A-side "Fifteen" perfectly fulfills the role of the infectious sing-along hit, B-side "Understand" gives Emma's voice another chance to kiss the stars on a splendid New Pornographers-like tune, full of melodic brilliance & emphasis."
Pop N Cherries Blog
"Imagine a little sister to 'Once and never again' by the Long Blondes', its a lay to the bewildering confusion of young lust. This ones a grower. Expect to be humming it when you least expect it."
Brill Dream Blog
"Love this! "Fifteen" is a great slice of jangly indie pop that rattles along at a fair old pace and although it's kinda cute it's ballsy too, mainly down to singer Emma's great vocals. "Understand" on the flip, is a slower more introspective song, that recalls Morrissey's songwriting at it's best. Ones to keep an eye on this year I think."
Piccadilly Records
"Sheffield’s favourite tune-terrific, toe-tapping, tearaway-trio return to the fray with another cutely coiled slice of razor-sharpened, spiky, pop loveliness courtesy of ‘Fifteen’. Pressed up on blue vinyl this little cutie seesaws and shimmies with such affectionately drilled wonky aplomb you could almost kiss it for its sheer audacity as it opines more bitter-sweet scars from the affairs of the heart, and into the bargain turns in a neat and dandy line in classic-era Postcard cues, albeit as though rewired by some drop-dead and dandy pact, formulated by a pairing of a lovelorn, shoe-shuffling, early career Weddoes and the Shop Assistants. Repeat plays may cause pleasurable panic attacks. Consider yourselves well and truly warned."
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Cheers!
Darren @ Thee SPC