Uniform

Uniform will perform their latest full length album, American Standard, in full at Roadburn 2025 – with an expanded line up. The four track album is as confronting as the band has ever been – both thematically and musically. American Standard sees Uniform in full flight, and we’re honoured to host this exclusive presentation of the album this coming April. 

Enlisting the external contributions of writers B.R Yeager, and Maggie Siebert, Michael Berdan has captured the horror, the warped sense of self, and the eviscerating agony of  bulimia. Similarly, the musicality on American Standard is typically Uniform – only more, bigger, more expansive. It is abrasive, merciless and rewarding all in one barbed little package. The afterglow of spending 40 minutes with Uniform in this incarnation is akin to one’s skin being scrubbed raw; undoubtedly cleansed but also excoriated.

As well as Uniform’s core duo of Michael Berdan and Ben Greenberg, the line up for this special show will feature Brad Truax (Interpol) and Dan Olivencia (Miasmatic Necrosis) both on bass, and Theo Nobel (Couch Slut) and Michael Blume (Creeping Death, Portrayal of Guilt) on double drumming duty. This augmented version of Uniform will capture and present every aching nuance of American Standard.

Michael comments: “It’s hard to quantify just how much American Standard has changed our lives. Although we’ve been a band for over a decade, the outpouring of support and encouragement surrounding this record is an experience that is completely alien to us. This is not easy music for us to perform or talk about, and we know that it’s not easy music for a listener to sit with and digest. We are eternally grateful for your time, attention, and affection. It means more than we can say.

“Uniform used to tour all of the time. As we’ve gotten older, that particular grind has become less sustainable. We’ve all got families, jobs, and general middle aged responsibilities that aren’t conducive to months on the road. The shows we’ve played throughout this album cycle have been the best gigs of our lives. We feel a deep sense of fulfillment as we prepare to go back into hibernation. The next year will likely be very quiet on the Uniform front, with one exception…

“We are honored for the opportunity to present American Standard in its fully realized form at Roadburn this coming April, where Uniform will perform with our complete six-piece lineup for only the second time in history. This is something we only break out on the most special of occasions, and it doesn’t get more special than the greatest heavy music fest in the world.

“Much love to Walter and Becky for having us on board. You guys are the greatest.”

The feeling is entirely mutual, so together let’s give Uniform the reception that this vital album demands.

– Becky Laverty