The New Standards is a minimalist

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trio formed in

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, in

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and composed of Chan Poling (of

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(of The Twilight Hours,

Semisonic Semisonic is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1995, consisting of Dan Wilson (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Munson (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar), and Jacob Slichter (drums, percussion, keyboards, ba ...

Trip Shakespeare Trip Shakespeare was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the late 1980s/early 1990s. The band included Dan Wilson and John Munson, who would later go on to be founding members of Semisonic. Origins The band originated when ...

and The Flops) and Steve Roehm (of Electropolis, Rhombus and

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). With Poling on piano, Munson on bass and Roehm on

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, the band reinterprets songs from a wide variety of genres, from classics like

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's ''My Favorite Things'' to ''London Calling'' by

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. In October 2005, the band released a self-titled album produced by former

band member, Dan Wilson. In December 2008, the band released its second album ''Rock and Roll''. In December 2012, the trio released its third album, ''Sunday Morning Coming Down''.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2005: ''The New Standards'' * 2008: ''Rock and Roll'' * 2012: ''Sunday Morning Coming Down'' * 2015: ''Decade''

Holiday EPs

* 2011: ''Christmas Time Next Year'' * 2011: ''Seven Songs of Comfort and Joy'' * 2007: ''Candy Cane''

Members

* Chan Poling – vocals,

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– vocals, bass * Steve Roehm –

External links

Official site

Bandcamp site

'Such Great Heights' Music Video
American jazz ensembles from Minnesota {{Trip Shakespeare