Since they won a local St. Catharines, Ontario, radio competition a decade ago, a lot has swung right for The Standstills, but it’s not like it’s been showered down upon them. The rock duo has had to work hard to build an audience and a reputation, and even after a nearly four-year gap between studio releases, that audience is still there and growing. Husband and wife team Jonny Fox and Renée Couture released their latest full-length Shockwave last month via MNRK Music, 13 new fiery, urgent rock n’ roll tracks. Typified by its blend of accessible rock choruses with songwriting depth that makes for many repeat listenings, Shockwave uses what worked on 2019’s Badlands and builds on that guitar-driven frenzied sound. Fox and Couture have made all the right moves since emerging as a no-name in...