American Standard: Vinyl LP A Certain Ratio this is music to engage

this is music to engage with rather than lean back to

the beginning happened in the basements and garages of Akron

he’s ready for it

expressing abstract musings on the shadow cast by our colonial history

but also on a much bigger timescale

American Standard: Vinyl LP A Certain Ratio this is music to engageIt takes an extraordinary artist to re imagine some of the most beloved songs of the 20th century and make them completely their own. And that's precisely what James Taylor has accomplished with his brand new album, American Standard. Unlike most who have tackled similar material, American Standard's beautifully simple, stripped down arrangements are based on James' skillful acoustic guitar work rather than piano and the affect is mesmerizing.