The Standard are an American

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

band from

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History

The Standard formed in Portland in 1999 out of members who had all previously played in Portland indie groups. The Standardat

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The group signed with

Touch and Go Records Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. ...

in 2002 for one release, and had two releases on Yep Roc in 2004–05. In 2008, they released their last album ''Swimmer'' on

Partisan Records Partisan Records is an independent record label with offices in London and Los Angeles, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam’s South Brooklyn ...

, a label co-founded by Tim Putnam.

Members

*Tim Putnam – vocals, guitar * Jay Clarke – keyboards *Rob Oberdorfer – bass *Rob Duncan – drums

Discography

*''The Standard'' ( Barbaric Records, 2001) *''August'' (

, 2002) *''Wire Post to Wire'' ( Yep Roc, 2004) *''Albatross'' ( Yep Roc, 2005) *''Swimmer'' (

, 2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Standard, The Indie rock musical groups from Oregon Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Touch and Go Records artists 1999 establishments in Oregon Musical groups established in 1999