Indie Band of the Week: The Standby

This week, we’re going to take a look at the up-and-coming emo-indie band from Erie, PA: The Standby. Jordan Sigmund (Vocals, Guitar), Lyle Sallade (Bass, Backing Vocals), and Jake Brown (Drums) have been taking Erie’s scene by storm and were deemed “indie hometown heros” by The Erie Reader. Their “About” on their Facebook page states, “The emo indie trio finds its roots in raw lyrical content, deep bass lines, psychedelic guitar licks, and dark grungy tones,” which is most recently featured in their new track, Wintersun.

Wintersun was produced by Gary Cioni (Sorority Noise, Grayscale, etc.), and the video that compliments it is produced by Alex Zarek. Within 24 hours of the recent release the track received 8k views and around 100 shares; growing by the thousands each day. Wintersun can be found in Alternative Press’ Discover Spotify playlist, and the video was premiered on AP’s Facebook Live (link to band and song found below). The track features an acoustic The Plot in You meets Nirvana vibe with an absolutely killer bridge. We highly recommend checking out their track (linked below) and keeping up with their progression into the scene.

LINK TO WINTERSUN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4_IXbUymxc