Inhalt: Howe Gelb ist Kopf der Indie-Wüstenrock-Band Giant Sand. Mit 'Future Standards' erfüllte sich der wandelbare Musiker einen Traum, er inszeniert sich mit minimaler Besetzung als Crooner. "'Future Standards' finds the great Arizona surrealist transforming himself into an alternate world version of Frank Sinatra, singing his own brand of saloon songs suitable for a late night and a glass of good bourbon. Most of 'Future Standards' features Gelb accompanied by piano, bass, and drums, and the melodies pay unironic tribute to the graceful jazz-influenced pop sounds of the '40s and '50s ... the lyrics, most dealing with affairs of the heart, are gentler than many of his best known works, but there's still an edge of purposeful eccentricity" (Mark Deming, www.allmusic.com).