Standard And Poor

Standard and Poor are a Riverside, California-based punk band. Featuring Mr DeVille on vocals, Lurch on bass, Tony Love on guitar, and new addition Trace Element on drums, these L.A. punk veterans are keeping punk rock old school! Influenced by The Germs, Plugz, and Black Flag, they have produced a steady stream of acclaimed songs to include "I Wanna Go Back", “Sex Girls In Uniform”, "Standard and Poor”, as well as “Hate Never Wins" and “Taken Too Young” from their recent CD-EP entitled 'Filthy Basement Secrets'.

With the release of a demo and CD-EP behind them, Standard And Poor are currently playing gigs, making plans for an upcoming regional tour, and are actively working on their debut full-length album to be released on Unrepentant Records this fall!

The band also has a song on the upcoming "Punk Rock america Vol 02" compilation from OTF Records.


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Radio Interview on THE PUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION (US):

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Reviews


Razorcake (US):

Filthy Basement Secrets EP - "You got some street punk mixed with a pinch of rockabilly here. The first track, “Born Bad,” ditches the punches and goes straight for something sharper: “Born bad your gonna get my knife.” Standard And Poor takes well-traveled ground by writing tunes about liars (“Liar”) and broken hearts (“Heart Crusher Baby”) but put their spin on those topics and, let me tell you, there’s never a dull moment. I’ve already written about three of the six tracks on this EP. Needless to say, it’s going to be on repeat. Get your hands on these Filthy Basement Secrets!" --N.L. Dewart


Ox Fanzine (Issue #84-Jun/Jul 2009) (DE):

Filthy Basement Secrets EP - "Drei Veteranen aus der L.A.-Punkszene (früher unter anderem mal aktiv bei CORPUS DELECTI, DEAD MANS CHOIR, SUICIDE BOMBERS und POLICE STATE) schnappen sich eine Drummerin und wollen es noch mal wissen.
Sechs Songs sind dabei herausgekommen, irgendwo in der Schnittmenge aus STITCHES, SMUT PEDDLERS und all den Streetpunk-Bands, in denen Duane Peters die Finger im Spiel hat. Das Ergebnis ist ganz passabel, die Stücke sind catchy, der Gesang ist markant, allerdings finde ich den Gitarrensound sehr dünn und auch das Schlagzeug hängt manchmal etwas hinterher.
Mal gucken, ob STANDARD AND POOR das auf dem anstehenden ersten Full-Length-Album noch optimieren können, ansonsten ist diese EP zum Antesten ganz gut geeignet." --Bernd Fischer


Individual reviews of STANDARD AND POOR song, I Wanna Go Back, from GarageBand.com:

"This is a solid punk song from the late 70's. This is what you'd expect to hear when someone says punk from the 70's..." --thequartersucks

"Reminds me of the way punk was meant to sound. I really felt like I was listening to the Sex Pistols. Great guitar work and lyrics..." --jhayes