Announcing Vinyl and CD pre-orders and the final pre-release single "Bump In the Night" from Better Than The Book's upcoming 3rd full-length album "Side Character In My Own Life! Pre-order now on elasticStage and join me for the premier on YouTube on Friday 23th May at 8pm BST! Album releases on June 13th 2025!
Hi everyone and hope you're having a great spring 2025! It's almost time for another big music release and I'm super happy to announce the final pre-release single Bump In The Night 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 23th May at 8pm BST before the digital download goes live on Bandcamp! Come join for another premier on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEDZKBDunR8
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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 announce that the Side Character In My Own Life album will be releasing on Friday 13th June 2025, not only on digital download, but now CD and Vinyl too! Physical preorders are now open on elasticStage! Check it out below:
https://elasticstage.com/betterthanthebookuk/releases/side-character-in-my-own-life-album
ElasticStage is an on demand CD and Vinyl pressing service so if that's something you're interested in I recommend getting your pre-order in early so they have time to make the record for the release date! I'll be making a full video review of the CD and Vinyl albums soon, but the short version is if you want ultra hi-fi sound and bonus tracks go CD, if you want big art prints, lyric sheets and that real world tactility (at the expense of some fidelity) go vinyl, and if you can't decide, just get both! XD
In the mean time, digital pre-orders are now open on Bandcamp too along with the other pre-release singles Plot Holes (Radio Edit) and Side Character In My Own Life 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 $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 for the Bump In The Night single launch and more Patreon rewards! Until then, I hope you enjoy exploring the CD and Vinyl releases and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my music however you can! Mark your calendars for Friday May 23th at 8pm BST and see you on Friday!