The Daily Rifle

Returning on target to give birth to a new single "Baby" along with accompanying B-side "Friends 2day Enemies 2morrow", Standing On The Corner asks: Don't you love me no more? In the days leading up to the track's release, a pre-order for a limited edition 7" disc appeared on the ensemble's website. Insiders report that Escobar and co., powered by Coca-Cola, toiled at the Soho offices of XL Recordings hand drawing each label and that as of this morning eastern standard time less than 7 copies remain.

The new release is tailpieced by Standing On The Corner's formal debut into the world of poetry with a lyric free-verse entitled "R u Scared?". Recorded to no music and incorporating the Ensemble's lesser known foley practice, which most recently provided an arsenal of sounds to Gotham City in Ratt Meeves' 2022 production of "The Gatman", the piece marks the occasion of the bandleader's first published poem.

Rumblings about the past surround the Ensemble's latest return to the recording scene. After the mysterious disappearance of the group's previous records from streaming services, fans want to know: Where did they go? Why did they go? Who is responsible? Will they ever return? In a response provided to the Daily Rifle via fax, attorney Carron Mitchell, general counsel for Standing On The Corner, remarked... [continue on page 9-11]