From their home town of Austin, Texas, comes a group with musical talent that will transport you back to those early gigs when the black lips performed in small cozy joints and kept you hungry for more.
The Strange Boys. Kids that sat at the back of the class and just didnt give a f**k.
Formed way back when in 2004.... So why are we writing about them now? Well they've been under the radar of France and I'm ashamed to say I only discovered them a while back. Yes yes yes, I realise that one should expect more... but I will make it up....some how.
The band released their debut Nothing EP in 2007 and in 2008 their first full-length album, entitled and "Girls Club" via In the Red Records record label who also have bands like (Thee Oh Sees, the Intelligence, the Dirtbombs, Black Lips, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Horrors, the King Khan & BBQ Show). In late 2009 the band changed their lineup, with drummer and founding member Matt Hammer being replaced by Seth Densham, Jenna Thornhill-DeWitt, was added as a backing vocalist, and Tim Presley, of Darker My Love, also joined to contribute backing vocals. Seth left the group and Mikey La Franchi joined on drums.
Around the same time, the new line-up of the Strange Boys signed a deal with UK record label Rough Trade to distribute their material outside of the US, and also announced details of their second album, Be Brave, which was released on February 22, 2010 (UK) and February 23, 2010 (US). The album was preceded by a single release of the title track, 'Be Brave' on January 25 (UK) and January 26 (US). The band has now announced they are working on their third album "Live Music", released exclusively on Rough Trade and not In the Red records.
Their U.S tour begins on the 4th of June....we are eagerly waiting for them to play in Paris, London or on this side of the pond.
Get a copy of their album. Virgin Champs elysees carries them.
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