BIG news: Better Than The Book's "Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]" bonus album is out, happy anniversary to "Hopes and Dreams" + more Patreon rewards in celebration!

Hi everyone and hope you're having a great July so far! Some huge news to share today as Better Than The Book releases its "Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]" bonus album in celebration of 1 year of "Hopes and Dreams" and everything the album achieved!

With 9/10 tracks featured on the radio worldwide from the USA to UK to Australia including on idobi Radio, BBC Introducing, and The Ska Show with Beefy (the number 2 ska music show in the world), dozens of web blog and zine features, and the subsequent formation of the Better Than The Book LIVE band, "Hopes and Dreams" was my most successful album to date and made a mark I couldn't have even imagined when I first launched it! A huge thanks to everyone who helped make all this happen with a huge shoutout to Meg, the album's PR extrodinaire, Beefy and Melita for their continued radio support and great vibes, the BTTB live band's Eamon, Sam and Andy for their boundless enthusiasm to take these tunes to the stage, and of course to the patrons who keep my music going with special mention to Nathan, David, and Michael! Thank you all so much!

"Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]", much like I did for "Two Years On", is a complete off-vocal version of the album for you to sing along to, make silly mash-ups, or simply listen to when you want some BTTB but without any vocals! Check it out on Bandcamp to explore the full album credits, have a listen, and pick up a copy:

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

(Coming very soon to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and all major digital distributors / streaming services if it's not up there already!)

Of course, my supporters on Patreon don't need to go to Bandcamp to grab a copy! Pick up the full "Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]" bonus album for as little as $1 when you become a patron today! Remember too that you're not just getting this album when you sign up, you'll also be gaining access to all past rewards for you tier too including the full Better Than The Book discography, a tonne of Jabun, many Patreon exclusive downloads and a whole lot more! Hope to see you in the community!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

Grab the mp3s & Art: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37814855

Grab the mp3s, Art & WAVs: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37814852

And that's it for this post! The next set of rewards will be on the first Wednesday of August as usual (final Wednesday of July for the $5+ patrons) and we'll be back to the Jabun back catalogue for the final tracks of 2016! Until then I hope you enjoy all the new(ish) music and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book, Jabun and my various projects! Take care, stay safe, and keep on skankin'!