Standards - Fruit Island CD homepage playing among different lineups under

playing among different lineups under various monikers before rebanding in 2017 under the name No Vacation

To coalesce this childlike playfulness into their musical identity

In March 2016

Coming up in the UK mid-late 2000s indie music scene

Boyscott's distinct bedroom-recorded bops betray the limitations of their modest studio situation with a sonic depth not commonly associated with lo-fi projects

Standards - Fruit Island CD homepage playing among different lineups underLed by the exuberant melodies of cross tapping guitarist Marcos Mena, the LA duo standards make meticulous instrumental math rock whose effervescent riffs teem with sunny enthusiasm. On the band's debut full length, Fruit Island, standards deftly retool math rock's unforgiving, challenging tendencies into a style that is both danceable and compositionally profound. Drummer Forrest Rice's boisterous chops complement Mena's unpredictable melodies,