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Black Soul Strangers
12+ albums
indieindie rockrockAllspotify
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Strangers are people you don’t know… Black Soul Strangers are the band you want to know… Possessing a raw energy that few artists can convincingly convey the Irish Pop Rock quartet have already been championed by NME and Radio 2’s Janice Long and Dermot O’Leary as well as bagging an army of cyber fans including Uk.music-jobs who described them as “Serious contenders for next big thing status”. But the next few months will become very interesting for the lads as they prepare to release their debut album Animate. Aptly named, due to its colourful tunes, enlivening quality and inspiring nature, Animate is both big in sound and stature. With tracks like The Haunting (“4 minutes of thrilling and bone tingling poetry” – Musicvice.com) and Lies (“Urgent pop infused head rush” LeedsMusicScene.net), Animate conveys a plethora of sounds and emotions ranging from the delicate to the immense. Described by ILikeMusic.com as “one of the most eagerly anticipated albums this year”, it incorporates everything from a crashing drum across a studio floor to a 50 strong choral harmony – not to mention, 10 tracks of outstanding quality. Recorded in Van Morrison’s prestigious Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin (which has seen the likes of The Rolling Stones, REM, Elvis Costello and U2 pass through) the boys’ surrounded themselves with a carefully picked studio team before getting down to business. Produced by Tom McFall, producer and Engineer for Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Editors, REM and Weezer an
