Kevin Tihista

In 2013, Tihista released "Modern Standard", again produced with Ellis Clark. "Modern Standard" was released on July 29, 2013, by Broken Horse records and is also available with a limited edition 4 track EP on a CD-R with hand-stamped artwork.

In 2012, Tihista released an album "On This Dark Street", produced with Ellis Clark.

On July 29, 2009, a message from Kevin Tihista through his UK label Broken Horse appeared on the Drowned in Sound message boards. Kevin reported that he hasn't released anything in a while due to a lack of an American record label, however Broken Horse recently purchased him home recording gear. He has over 100 new songs plus hundreds of stock piled songs with the plan to preview some on YouTube soon. He plans to release a lot of material in 2010.

On August 24, 2009, Tihista's MySpace blog announced that he was finishing work on a new album with the running title, "On This Dark Street." The recording is apparently the fulfillment of the song collection previously intended for release as "Modern Standard," an album title which Tihista now refers to as "cursed." Tihista describes the new album as home recorded and stripped down in comparison with his previous releases. The new recording, it appears, will be released on Broken Horse.

On December 3, 2009, Broken Horse listed on its blog the titles of over 30 new Kevin Tihista songs that had been recorded.

On May 26, 2007, Tihista's MySpace blog announced that he was finishing work on his forthcoming album, "Modern Standard" with long-time collaborators Tom and Ellis Clark.

In 2005, Tihista released a collection of demos and studio tracks without the "Red Terror" appellation entitled "Home Demons" with the UK label, Broken Horse. The Broken Horse issue contained 20 tracks (or 21 including the hidden acoustic version of "Can I Count On You?"). The U.S. version on Parasol contained just 14 tracks (including the exclusive "Do You Know What We Should Do Now?").

His experience with Veruca Salt was, however, a catalyst for Tihista's theretofore untapped songwriting talent. Collaborations with Tom and Ellis Clark of the band Epicycle followed in the form of a new band, "Kevin Tihista's Red Terror," with Ellis Clark producing. The group's name, "Red Terror," was apparently inspired by a famous racing horse of the same name, an allusion underscored by the album art of the group's 2001 EP and first full-length release, "Don't Breathe A Word," in 2001. Despite its untimely release by "Division One," an imprint of Atlantic Records, only a week after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the album was hailed by UNCUT magazine as one of the top 20 albums of 2001. After Division One folded in October 2001, Tihista signed with Parasol Records and the group's second album, "Judo," was released in 2002. Parasol released the group's third album, "Wake Up Captain," in 2004. Tihista also recorded with Epicycle during this period performing harmony vocals on the songs "Crash" and "Big Day" for Epicycle's 2002 album, "Swirl.”

Kevin Tihista's Red Terror – Kevin Tihista's Red Terror (EP) (August 2001) Rough Trade Records Don't Breathe A Word – Kevin Tihista's Red Terror (September 2001) Division One/Parasol Judo – Kevin Tihista's Red Terror (2002) Parasol Wake Up Captain – Kevin Tihista's Red Terror (2004) Parasol Home Demons, Vol. 1 – Kevin Tihista (2005) Parasol/Broken Horse On This Dark Street – Kevin Tihista (2012) Broken Horse Modern Standard – Kevin Tihista (2013) Broken Horse

Tihista worked a series of odd jobs until, at 21, he moved to Chicago and eventually joined Wes Kidd as bassist for the band Triple Fast Action. According to Kidd, Tihista came up with the name "Triple Fast Action," inspired by a Gold Bond medicated powder commercial. Triple Fast Action enjoyed moderate success during the mid-1990s releasing two albums: Broadcaster (1996) and Cattleman Don't (1997). After Triple Fast Action disbanded in 1998, Tihista was recruited by Veruca Salt’s Louise Post in the wake of Nina Gordon’s departure from the group. Veruca Salt's fifth album, Resolver, was released in 2000. Tihista wrote or co-wrote three songs for the album with Post including "Imperfectly," "Officially Dead," and "Hellraiser" but was reportedly unhappy with the results and left the band before the album's release.