Standard Sound Project

The former Institute's frontman and melody maker, Reid Currie, is back with his new band Standard Sound Project. The band are based in Coventry and consists of Reid (vocals & guitar), Ryan (guitars), Danny (bass), and Ben (drums).

*banner image courtesy of the band

They’ve supported The Rifles and Marseille in their short time together, so let's check them out:

Demon Mind

As urgent a guitar record as you’ll hear in 2025. Reid Currie’s vocals are blessed with great drama; he allows the weight of the world to come crashing down before his and Ryan’s guitars begin to fight back.

The solo, a mammoth release of emotion, pulls from the forlorn intoxication of War on Drugs and the ecstatic defiance of All The Young.

Forever Now

Their debut single was a natural bridge from Currie’s work with The Institutes. Big breezy vocals search for euphoria whilst the guitars kiss the sun. Tinges of Blossoms’ pop sensibilities infiltrate their expansive sound, providing a joyous clash of styles.

The Institutes

The Institutes are a four piece from Coventry made up of Reid Currie (Vocals), Andy Hall (Guitar/Vocals), Andy Lowe (Bass) and Kirk Savage (Drums).

Before they release the eagerly anticipated ‘alleyways’ on the impeccable These Bloody Thieves Records imprint, we take a look back their previous tracks (image courtesy of Melli Foris).

Caught in a Dream

Kurt Vile’s dreamy landscapes have been injected with an urgency that can only come from an English city like Coventry. Their dreams are heartfelt and ambitions of escape are what we all long for.

Their sense of being lost but knowing, hoping the promise land is still out there couldn’t come at a better time after the election disaster.

No Fear

The melancholy of Soundtracks Of Our Lives combines with the exuberance of The Rifles and Gazelle on what, could quite easily be a set opener for ten years. They haven’t nailed the it’s “do or die” sensibility here but, they are mightily close.

Lonely Nights

Andy Hall’s guitars are bugged out and fired up on this scintillating rock n roll affair. Akin to 2019 heroes Cellar Doors, the psyche angst is tempered by Reid Currie’s vocals. Adopting the romance of The Rifles’ Joel and the poetic soul of Johnny Marr.

Is this the next great partnership?

Get down to Dublin Castle on 16th Jan to find out. Tickets here