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The Strange
12+ albums
surf rockrockAlt-countrySurfamericana
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There are three bands known as The Strange: 1) The Strange Post-Punk/Alternative Rock from Burnley, Lancashire. "These teens were innocently listening to Arctic Monkeys and reading Camus in their Burnley bedrooms when they got caught in a time warp. Shunted back through a cloud of smoke in Martin Hannett’s studio, they landed at a Manchester Musicians Collective gig circa 1978. Although they made it back to the present by stealing a pair of flabby wings from Mark E. Smith, The Strange have never been the same since…" http://soundcloud.com/wearethestrange/tracks 2) The Strange is a collaboration between Chris Eckman (The Walkabouts) and the Croatian Surf-Rock band The Bambi Molesters. Their debut album is called "Nights of Forgotten Films", and was released 1st June 2004 on Dancing Bear Records from Zagreb, Croatia. This 11-songs-2-inch-tape album was recorded in January 2004., engineered and co-produced by Phil Brown. 3) The Strange Featured nationally on NPR and recently on MTV's Real World this Detroit trio, Free Press pop music critic Brian McCollum claims, "deftly tread a line between high-flying art-rock and classic rock's more organic, pastoral environs. A liquid, languid mood dominates the sophomore album, but a tense current rides beneath these seven tracks to give the proceedings a visceral edge. This is a pair of gifted players -- drummer & keyboardist Erik Nordin, guitarist & outstanding vocalist Brent McKay -- who deliver a skilled and polished performance
