Better Than The Book's 3rd full-length album "Side Character In My Own Life" releases this coming Friday! Join me for the premier / listening party on YouTube on Friday 13th June at 8pm BST!

It's almost finally time for the big album launch, and so I'd like to invite all of you to join me for the premier listening party for Better Than The Book's 3rd full-length album "Side Character In My Own Life" on YouTube! Mark your calendars, pin this link, and tune in below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhB1UtJKccw

The premier will be commencing on Friday 13th June at 8pm BST before the release goes live on Bandcamp!

Subscribe to JabunAudio to keep updated and in the loop:

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

And read more on the Bandcamp page below:

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

Remember that CD and vinyl pre-orders are now open on elasticStage!

https://elasticstage.com/betterthanthebookuk/releases/side-character-in-my-own-life-album

And for a sneak peek at those, check out these videos below:

Full video review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXs83t1Nh1M

Short sneak peek:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b4LbNcz3bbc

In the mean time, digital pre-orders are now open on Bandcamp too along with the 3 pre-release singles Plot Holes (Radio Edit), Side Character In My Own Life, and Bump In The Night (Radio Edit) ready to download! Check out the track list (note the format differences) and credits for the new album below and I hope you're looking forward to all the music still to come:

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

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 (CD and Digital Only - Not Vinyl)

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 (Digital Only)

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.

A huge thanks to my family and friends (both online and offline) for their support and to the current supporters on Patreon with extra mention to past and present $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!

That about wraps things up for this post and I'll be back on Friday 13th for the long awaited big album launch and a tonne of Patreon rewards! Until then, thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my music however you can and I hope you're as excited as I am for this next chapter of Better Than The Book! Mark your calendars for Friday 13th June at 8pm BST and see you at the party!