The 2025 release Standard Stoppages marked the 20th anniversary of the Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion. As a result, it contains quite a mix of material, from that provided by the group’s longtime collaborators to pieces from composers outside its usual orbit. The mixed-bag effect common on anniversary releases can be a negative, but here, it works to showcase the range of influences that appear in the group’s work. The members reached out to various figures with whom they hadn’t collaborated in the past as a way of marking the occasion. One of those was the Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain, who died during the album’s production, and fans of his music may well want to hear the album for his two-movement Murmurs in Time alone.