Standard Tuning by Andi Tozier

Description

Standard Tuning by Andi Tozier is an emotionally raw and deeply introspective paperback novel set against the fading glamour and emotional wreckage of the late-1980s music industry. Blending rock-and-roll mythology with intimate psychological realism, the novel explores friendship, addiction, spirituality, artistic legacy, and the fragile hope of redemption.

In 1988, troubled solo musician Bill Kason is invited to join an unlikely supergroup bringing together performers from three generations of musical talent. Across three intense recording weekends, the musicians trade stories, revisit old wounds, refine songs, and confront the ghosts lingering behind fame and artistic ambition. Rumors swirl around Bill, including whispers that he once saw Jesus in a Connecticut bathroom, but beneath the eccentric legends lies a man barely surviving his own unraveling.

Caught somewhere between suicidal despair and spiritual awakening, Bill struggles to reconcile self-loathing with the possibility that he might still deserve connection. At the center of his emotional orbit is Martin Henry, one of the most beloved and compassionate figures in the music world. Martin’s friendship and admiration force Bill to confront himself honestly, perhaps for the first time, raising the painful question of whether human connection can truly save someone standing at the edge.

Atmospheric, character-driven, and filled with the ache of memory and music, Standard Tuning is a powerful literary exploration of damaged artists, found family, masculinity, emotional survival, and the healing potential of friendship.

Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781648909507