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