The Spring Standards to release album and tour

Flush with rolling piano, wistful strings, and brittle to booming percussion, The Spring Standards have unleashed their new double-disc record, yellow//gold, today on Parachute Shooter Records. The release consists of two emotionally-charged EPs that tell intertwining stories of growing up and leaving home to embark on a new adventure. yellow evokes a sense of nostalgia for the trio's shared childhoods—they started playing folk music together as teenagers in the rural landscapes of the Pennsylvania/Delaware border— while gold is a declaration of young life in a big city, bursting with energy.


Opening with a repetitive crackle reminiscent of a train's wheels in motion or a record that needs to be flipped, “Rusty Wheels” is a song of homecoming and the exciting challenges that come when following one’s own path. “Here We Go” bursts forward over thrumming guitars, a cautious yet hopeful song about the discovery of a pure love. Tapping into the beauty and magic of youth, yellow opens with “Only Skin,” a track that perfectly encompasses the inevitable sadness that comes with change and greatening distance.

Like a group of journeying troubadours, The Spring Standards tantalize the imagination with truthful, relatable stories and create a musical atmosphere that covers a vast spectrum of emotion. The band will kick off a national US tour this week in celebration of their album release, joining up with Rhett Miller on a massive June tour. The tour will be a celebration to support the release of the new album yellow//gold as well as the band’s collaboration with Rhett Miller on his forthcoming album. Be sure to catch the band’s energized live show in a city near you!

The Spring Standards Tour Dates
* with Rhett Miller

5/2: New Haven, CT @ Bar, FREE w/ The Spinto Band
5/6: Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig
5/7: Chicago, IL @ Schubas
5/8: St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
5/9: Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
5/10: Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
5/12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
6/4: Washington, DC @ Jammin Java*
6/5: Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live Theatre*
6/6: Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café*
6/7: Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells*
6/8: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*
6/9: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*
6/13: Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
6/15: San Diego, CA @ The Casbah*
6/16: Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke*
6/17: San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Coach House*
6/18: West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour*
6/19: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*
6/21: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
6/22: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Cafe*
6/27: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
6/28: Madison, WI @ The Frequency
6/29: Marshfield, WI @ Columbia Park (FREE)
6/30: Green Bay, WI @ Crunchy Frog
8/10: Easton, MD @ NightCat
8/11: Wilmington, DE @ World Café Live w/The Spinto Band
8/17: Beaverton, MI @ Stereoterra
9/2: Thomas, WV @ Purple Fiddle
9/27: Memphis, TN @ Tracey Cayolle- Levitt Shell at Overton Park