Hello fellow Newgrounds ska-punks, rockers and headbangers!

The time has come once again! The 3rd and final pre-release single from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album, "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)", has just been released accompanied once again by an animated visualizer courtesy of the one and only Vladimir Kuznetsov of World Beyond! Cheers again Vlad! Check out the song via the video link below, and I hope you enjoy this lighthearted track about distance, love, and National Rail, featuring BTTB's first organ solo! Fun times!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwyH6VLKEl8

And of course you can check it out on NG too!

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  Better Than The Book - (The Travelling To See Eva Song)

  by Jabun

  The 3rd single and track 07 of Better Than The Book's "Hopes and Dreams" album (2019)

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Pre-orders for the Hopes and Dreams album are open on the Better Than The Book bandcamp page, so head over to Bandcamp to pick up a download of "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)", 2nd single "Artificial Ignorance", and lead single "Meteor Shower", and pre-order the Hopes and Dreams album today:

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams

Or get even more value when you become a monthly subscriber on Patreon! Today patrons will receive:

$1+ tier - Mp3 downloads of all 3 pre-release singles from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album.

$2+ tier - Mp3 and WAV downloads of all 3 pre-release singles from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album.

$5+ tier - The ENTIRE Hopes and Dreams album (artwork, mp3s and WAVs) right now, 2 weeks before the public release on July 19th, as well as press photos for the album launch campaign, lyric sheets, and a behind the scenes photo and story from the album's production too! 

$10+ tier - All the above rewards + an in depth look into the making of track 03 from the upcoming album, "And I Fear"! This is also the last chance to get your name / alias included in the special thanks section of Hopes and Dreams album credits on Bandcamp (as I'll be setting the credits in stone when the album goes out on the 19th) so if that's something you're interested in, act now before the album goes out and I'll add you to the list!

Not only that, but when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On album) + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more! There's never been a better time to subscribe to Patreon than today!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

That's it for this post and the next one (and set of rewards for the $1+ / $2+ patrons) will be coming in 2 weeks time on July 19th coinciding with the big launch of the Hopes and Dreams album! Lots of new music coming soon and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects! Take care until the next one and hope you enjoy the new single :) 

All the best and keep those horns blaring,

Nick

Better Than The Book / Jabun

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Hi everyone and hope you're having a great start to the week!

Some more interviews / features to share with you today from Breathing The Core about Better Than The Book and the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album! Exciting times! The first one today is a behind the scenes look at the artwork! Check it out via the link below:

http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/behind-artworks-better-than-book-hopes.html?fbclid=IwAR1I65VwSrLLiImeupXn5amOv5Bo1La5Ao2LDXKeV8ff5zM-J9v-5YIgcqo

They've also shared the project biography in another featured post! This is the same biography which has appeared in the press releases from the album, and was written in collaboration with PR manager for the album Meg from Live A Little Bit Louder. A huge thanks for all the hard work and help getting the message out! Check out the feature via the link below:

http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/band-biographies-better-than-book.html

And finally, Better Than The Book now has its own dedicated section on Breathing The Core's website, as well as being added to their list of bands! That's pretty darn cool if you ask me, and feel free to catch up with all the past interviews / features on that special page below:

http://www.breathingthecore.com/search/label/Better%20Than%20The%20Book

That's all for today's post, but there are still more interviews and things to come soon, so stay tuned for more! Hope you have a great rest of the week and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects! Until the next one, take care!

All the best until then,

Nick

Better Than The Book / Jabun

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Hi everyone!

Just a quick update but I thought this was something cool to share! It's 4 weeks until Better Than The Book's 2nd album "Hopes and Dreams" is released and Spanish alternative music site Breathing The Core have just interviewed me about the album and the project! Check out the interview about Better Than The Book below, and thanks for having me BTC!

http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/interviews-better-than-book.html

And you can also read a track by track interview about the upcoming album below too! Semi-spoilers here but I hope you enjoy the behind the scenes look into BTTB's 10 new songs!

http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/track-by-tracks-better-than-book-hopes.html

That's it for this post, and the next will be coming at most in 2 weeks time coinciding with the final pre-release single of the Hopes and Dreams album. Have fun until then and hope you're enjoying the new music!

All the best until then,

Nick

Better Than The Book / Jabun

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Hello fellow Newgrounds ska-punks, rockers and headbangers!

The time has come again, and I hope you're as excited today as I am for some more Better Than The Book! The 2nd single from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album, "Artificial Ignorance", has just been released accompanied again by an animated visualizer courtesy of my great friend and musical collaborator, Vladimir Kuznetsov of World Beyond! Cheers Vlad! Check out the song via the video link below, and I hope you enjoy the return of horns, walking basslines, organ and skankin' guitars in "Artificial Ignorance"!

Pre-orders for the Hopes and Dreams album are also now open on the Better Than The Book bandcamp page, so head over to Bandcamp to pick up a download of "Artificial Ignorance", the lead single "Meteor Shower", and pre-order the Hopes and Dreams album now:

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams

Or get even more value when you become a monthly subscriber on Patreon! This month (today), the $1+ patrons will receive an mp3 download of the new single Artificial Ignorance, $2+ patrons will additionally receive the lossless CD quality WAV file for the track, $5+ patrons will receive the ENTIRE Hopes and Dreams album (artwork, mp3s and WAVs) right now, over a month before the public release on July 19th, as well as press photos for the album launch campaign and lyric sheets, and $10+ patrons will receive all that + an in depth look into the making of the new single "Artificial Ignorance", as well as a special thanks in the album credits for Hopes and Dreams!

Not only that, but when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (Including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On albums), last month's new single "Meteor Shower" + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

That's it for this post and the next one will be coming in 4 weeks time on July 5th coinciding with the final single of the Hopes and Dreams album, before the album launch on July 19th! More ska punk coming soon and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book! Take care until the next one and enjoy the new music :)

All the best and keep those horns blaring,

Nick

Better Than The Book / Jabun

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Hello fellow Newgrounds ska-punks, rockers and headbangers!

The time has come! After tonnes of hard work and preparation, the lead single from the new Better Than The Book - Hopes and Dreams album , "Meteor Shower", has finally been released accompanied by a stunning lyric video courtesy of my great friend and musical collaborator, Vladimir Kuznetsov of World Beyond! Cheers Vlad! Check out the video below and prepare yourselves; this is BTTB's heaviest and most experimental track to date! I hope you enjoy "Meteor Shower"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3Snl83OcI  

Not only that, but pre-orders have now opened for the Hopes and Dreams album on Bandcamp, and I'm super excited to finally reveal the cover art for the album too:

Head over to Bandcamp to check it out, pick up a download of Meteor Shower, and pre-order the Hopes and Dreams album:

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams

Or get even more when you become a monthly subscriber on Patreon! This month (today), the $1+ patrons will receive an mp3 download of Meteor Shower + the album art, $2+ patrons will additionally receive the lossless CD quality WAV file for Meteor Shower, $5+ patrons will receive the ENTIRE Hopes and Dreams album (artwork, mp3s and WAVs) right now, over 2 months before the public release, as well as press photos for the album launch campaign, and $10+ patrons will receive all that + an in-depth look into the making of track 01 of the album "The Hardest Part", as well as a special thanks in the album credits for Hopes and Dreams!

Not only that, but when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (Including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On albums) + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more! There's never been a better time to subscribe to Patreon than today!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

With the first single now released for the new album I also think it's finally time to reveal the schedule of what's to come, another two single releases, the album release + all the associated rewards on Patreon if you’re interested:

When the lead single is released and album pre-orders open (today):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the lead single Meteor Shower

- $5+ patrons will get the full Hopes and Dreams album + press photos

- $10+ patrons will receive a WIP+Demos package for "The Hardest Part" 

When the 2nd single is released (June 7th):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the 2nd single

- $5+ patrons will get something else to share

- $10+ patrons will receive another WIP+Demos package

When the 3rd single is released (July 5th):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the 3rd single 

- $5+ patrons will get something else to share 

- $10+ patrons will receive another WIP+Demos package 

When the full album is released (July 19th):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the full album + all $5 tier extras shared

It's certainly going to be a busy and fun few months, and I hope you're excited as I am :)

That's it for this post! The floodgates are open now and more Better Than The Book will be coming regularly until the album release on July 19th! Get ready for some more things ska-punky and familiar and some more things a little different like Meteor Shower, and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book! Take care until the next one and enjoy the new music!

All the best and keep those horns blaring,

Nick

Better Than The Book / Jabun

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Hi everyone and hope you're all having a great weekend!

The time has finally come and so today I'm announcing that the new Better Than The Book single "Meteor Shower" will be premiering on YouTube on May 10th at 6pm BST, along with pre-orders opening for the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album! Exciting times!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3Snl83OcI

Mark your calendars, come be the among the first to listen (if you haven't heard it already as a $5+ patron), and prepare yourselves, this is BTTB's heaviest track to date!

Looking forward to next Friday and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects here on NG! Take care until then :)

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Hello fellow Newgrounds people!

It's been a while since the last post but there's some huge news to share with you today! After much hard work and preparation it's finally time to unveil my ska punk / pop punk project Better Than The Book's 2nd full length studio album: Hopes and Dreams! Well... sort of... the public unveiling will be on May 10th when the lead single is due to drop, but if you're following me on Patreon then the pre-release party has already started!

If you're a $5+ tier patron, then you'll be receiving the full album, Mp3s, WAVs and artwork a whopping 96 days before it's released in full to the public in July (such is the promo schedule), so it's never been a better time to become an Early Pigeon than today!

For the $1+ patrons you'll be receiving the full sized cover artwork for the album before the public reveal with the lead single in a month's time, as well as the singles and album as they are released to the public over the next few months.

If you're a $10+ patron, then this month I'm continuing from where we left off last time for an in depth look into how the Hopes and Dreams artwork was made, as well as some alternative artworks which weren't used for the final cover. Don't forget too that as a $10+ patron you'll also get your name mentioned in the special thanks section of the album credits (if you'd like)!

I'm also sharing with my patrons the release schedule for the singles and album (as well as their associated rewards) before it goes out to the public with the lead single on May 10th.

With so much going on, it's never been a better time to join Better Than The Book and my other projects on Patreon and remember that when you sign up, you'll receive all the previous rewards for your tier including the entire rest of the Better Than The Book discography with Patreon exclusive bonus tracks, demos and much more. Sign up for as little as $1 a month, or $5 to pick up the new Hopes and Dreams album now (as well as the entire BTTB back catalog) before it's released to the public. I hope you enjoy it! 

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

And for a taste of what you'll be getting and what to expect from the new album, check out the Better Than The Book Discography playlist here on Newgrounds:

https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/96219dcedc6c47deb91c079c2f410ee3

That wraps things up for this post! I've been very busy lately sorting out everything for the album's release and marketing campaign, but I think things are going smoothly and I can't wait to show you what's to come! The next big post will be on May 10th coinciding with the lead single release, but until then I hope you have a great time whatever you're up to, are getting excited for the next few months of BTTB action, and as always thanks for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects on Patreon and here on Newgrounds!

All the best,

Nick

Jabun / Better Than The Book