Announcing the 2nd single and title track "Side Character In My Own Life" from Better Than The Book's upcoming 3rd full-length album! Check out the album art and join me for the premier on YouTube on Friday March 28th at 8pm GMT!
Hi everyone and hope you're having a great start to spring 2025! It's almost time for another big music release and I'm
super happy to finally announce the next single (and title track) from Better Than The Book's upcoming 3rd full-length album Side Character In My Own Life! The track will be premiering on YouTube on Friday March 28th at 8pm GMT before
the digital download goes live on Bandcamp! Come join for another premier on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcAvNmSILp8
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https://www.youtube.com/@JabunAudio
And read more on the Bandcamp page below:
https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/track/side-character-in-my-own-life
Not only that, but I'm super happy to finally reveal the album cover artwork and I really think it's my best piece of art yet! It's all hand drawn in pencils and inks with just some light digital touchups! What does it all mean?! Things will start falling into place when you hear the new single on Friday! I hope you get a kick out of it!
(I'll upload it to the art portal when the album drops)
More details to come soon, but in the meantime, Bandcamp pre-orders are now open along with the first single Plot Holes (Radio Edit) ready to download, and I'll be updating the page with credits, extra information and more as things progress! I still don't have a concrete release date just yet, but I'm still aiming for spring / early summer this year and more will be revealed come Friday! Check out the track list 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
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!
Of course my supporters on Patreon are celebrating today with some rewards! All patrons will be receiving the
full-sized high resolution album cover art today and the new mp3 single when it comes out on Friday, but for the $10 patrons, you have FULL early release access to the entire Side Character In My Own Life album today, including
artwork, mp3s and WAVs and all bonus tracks! If any of that sounds good to you, then consider becoming a patron for as little as $1 today, and remember you'll be getting the full back-catalogue of rewards for your tier when you join, including the full Better Than The Book, Jabun and Nick Standing discographies, bonus Patreon exclusives and much more! Find out more below:
$1 Rewards: https://www.patreon.com/posts/124775784
$10 Rewards: https://www.patreon.com/posts/124775779
Reward Archives: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50344842
Find out more: https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding
That about wraps things up for this post and I'll be back on Friday for the Side Character In My Own Life single launch and
more Patreon rewards! Until then, I hope you enjoy the album art (and new album if you're a $10 patron) and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my music however you can! Mark your calendars for Friday March 28th at 8pm GMT and see you on Friday!