Uniform announce new album ‘American Standard’

UNIFORM have announced a new album!

Titled American Standard, the upcoming album from the New York-based noise rock band is the follow-up to 2020’s Shame, and is scheduled to be released in August this year, via Sacred Bones.

Speaking about the upcoming album, guitarist Ben Greenberg says, “when we started this record, Berdan [Michael, vocals] told me: ‘I trust you to come up with a solid foundation for this, however you envision this thing. I want you to realize it completely, because I believe in you.’ So I wanted to write something overwhelming and all-encompassing for Berdan to lead his narrative through… because I trust and believe in him.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, UNIFORM have released a new song from the upcoming album; This Is Not A Prayer. Speaking about the new song, vocalist Michael Berdan says, “although our new record is best experienced as one cohesive piece, it isn’t exactly Dopesmoker. The songs on American Standard feed into an overarching narrative with the goal of retaining their own individual identities.

Existing in the netherworld between PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. and BUTTHOLE SURFERS, This Is Not A Prayer best exemplifies the bludgeoning percussive interplay between dual drummers Michael Sharp and Michael Blume. Similar to bands like SWANS or even MESHUGGAH, the guitar, bass, and vocals on this track act in complete service to what’s happening on the kits. The song is as purely rhythmic as we’ve ever dared to attempt, and we hope that these beats will take you where you need to go. Drums should serve as lead instruments in extreme music more often, but I digress…

Thematically, This Is Not A Prayer touches on the internal paradox that I’ve experienced while in the throes of an eating disorder. It’s about how the best I’ve ever felt about my physical appearance came when the people I love have told me that I look sick. Rather than taking their concerns to heart, I internalized these sentiments as proof that I was on the right track. I was not.”

Listen to This Is Not A Prayer here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List: 

1. American Standard
2. This Is Not A Prayer
3. Clemency
4. Permanent Embrace

American Standard is set for release on August 23rd via Sacred Bones. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on UNIFORM like their official page on Facebook.