Standard Fare are one of those bands that seem to blur the lines of indiepop greatly.  They certainly aren’t a band I would slot in alongside most of the genre in terms of music.  If anything, I’d position them much closer to rather more mainstream indie rock bands, full of big melodies and a propensity to rock the fuck out.  Sure, there’s an argument to made for the emotional vulnerability in the words to bring us back toward indiepop, but that doesn’t seem like enough in itself.  Of course, none of this matters at all.  They’ve become a staple in the indiepop scene, in part because they are so damn good at what they do.  And if they need to claw some twee points back somewhere, the video above should certainly help do the trick.

Suitcase is out now on Melodic.  Of course, it’s vinyl only, but at least the download, video and badge set is only £2.50.  Not bad at all.

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