Announcing Better Than The Book's upcoming 3rd full-length album "Side Character In My Own Life" with the first single "Plot Holes" coming on December 30th! Pre-orders are now open on Bandcamp!

Hi everyone and hope you're all well and enjoy the holiday season!

It's been a long LONG time in the making, but after 2 home and studio moves, a global pandemic and 2 computer meltdowns (not to mention a tonne of equipment fixes and even restoring a vintage organ), it's finally (almost) time for me to start sharing the follow-up to Better Than The Book's Hopes and Dreams album from 2019 (and man that feels like a lifetime ago now)!

I was determined to share SOMETHING before 2024 was over and although the album's not quite ready to launch yet, I am happy to say that the audio is 100% complete, admin is well on the way, and its mainly just artwork, mp3 conversions, and all the visual good stuff left to sort out!

With that said on December 30th at 8pm GMT I will be launching the first single "Plot Holes" from Better Than The Book's 3rd full-length album "Side Character In My Own Life"! If you've not heard it yet, here's a solo live performance demo from earlier this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoYTsin6Qko

And join me on YouTube for the premier as the track is released! Subscribe to JabunAudio to keep updated and in the loop:

https://www.youtube.com/@JabunAudio

I'm absolutely sure the final recorded version is going to blow your socks off!

Bandcamp pre-orders are now open, and I'll be updating the page with the pre-release singles as they're released, artwork, lyrics and descriptions in due time. Of course the current art is just a placeholder for what's to come, and there is a LOT of new music to come! Check out the track list for the new album below:

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/side-character-in-my-own-life

(Note that the album release date is a placeholder to be confirmed)

Better Than The Book - Side Character In My Own Life

01 - 2020 Was A Write-off, But What Comes Next?

02 - Side Character In My Own Life

03 - Mood Swings

04 - Red Kite

05 - Rewrite

06 - Don't Be Too Hard On Yourself

07 - Hold Me Tight

08 - Bump In The Night

09 - Plot Holes

10 - You'll Never Be Too Old For This

Bonus Tracks

11 - Hearts Racing Backwards

12 - Plot Holes (Alternative Version)

13 - Hold Me Tight (Non-Acoustic)

14 - Side Character In My Own Life (Acoustic)

+ Additional Radio Edits for Tracks 07, 08, 09 & 10

Written, performed and produced by Nick Standing [Jabun]

Recorded, mixed and mastered at JabunAudio by Nick Standing [Jabun]

Artwork, images and photography by Nick Standing [Jabun]

No generative A.I. tools were used in the creation of this album.

More album credits and special thanks are to come but for now I'd like to extend an immediate thanks to my family and friends (both online and offline) for their support and a big thanks to the current supporters on Patreon with extra mention to $10+ patrons: Nathan Puray, and Michael White! Thank you all so much for your help and support in making my musical dreams a reality! You folks are amazing!

And speaking of them, the $10 supporters on Patreon have just been granted access to the Plot Holes pre-release single download including mp3, WAV and artwork downloads! If that sounds good to you then become a $10 patron and experience Plot Holes before anyone else (and remember that you'll receive all past rewards for your tier as well when you do):

$10 Reward: https://www.patreon.com/posts/116513771

Reward Archives: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50344842

Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

I'll also be giving the $10 patrons full early access to the complete "Side Character In My Own Life" album as soon as the artwork and mp3 files are made which should be in the coming months!

And with that I'll leave you to it for today! Mark your calendars for December 30th at 8pm GMT and I hope you're as excited as I am for this next chapter of Better Than The Book! I hope you have an amazing holiday season until then and I'll be back on Saturday 28th for a reminder before Monday 30th's big premier! Thanks for supporting Better Than The Book and my music however you can, Happy Holidays and take care!