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Austin, United States (2003 – present)
Austin, TX’s The Strange Boys evoke a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. The mystery of the South couples with the mastery of rhythm to create a sound completely timeless and familiar, yet absolutely raw and avant-garde. Greg Enlow’s syncopated, organ-driven grooves hark back to The Seeds’ Pushing Too Hard while guitarist Ryan Sambol’s voice wavers beyond comparison. Older brother Philip Sambol keeps the pulse with the aptly named Matt Hammer, who unmercifully pounds an old Ludwig set.
The Strange Boys began as a duo (Hammer and the younger Sambol) in 2003. The other two joined in 2005 and the band has been on tour non-stop ever since. Since 2003 the Boys have recorded a wealth of material which was passed around at shows and to friends, but never officially released. In 2007, Dusty Medical Records put out the Nothing EP, and in 2008, In The Red released theWoe Is You And Me single. Now, finally, the band’s proper debut album is seeing the light of day. It’s easy to imagine The Strange Boys and Girls Club, a sixteen-track beast, blasting out of any stereo system between The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators and Wire’s Pink Flag.
The Strange Boys were the backing band for Mighty Hannibal (the ’50s R&B recording artist); were main support for Roky Erickson and The Explosives at the Chaos in Tejas festival; have played South by Southwest the last four years, the Fuck Yeah Fest the last three years, Austin City Limits, Festival in Music Fest Northwest, and Bamalama (all in 2008); shared bills with Daniel Johnston
The Strange Boys began as a duo (Hammer and the younger Sambol) in 2003. The other two joined in 2005 and the band has been on tour non-stop ever since. Since 2003 the Boys have recorded a wealth of material which was passed around at shows and to friends, but never officially released. In 2007, Dusty Medical Records put out the Nothing EP, and in 2008, In The Red released the
Woe Is You And Me single. Now, finally, the band’s proper debut album is seeing the light of day. It’s easy to imagine The Strange Boys and Girls Club, a sixteen-track beast, blasting out of any stereo system between The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators and Wire’s Pink Flag.The Strange Boys were the backing band for Mighty Hannibal (the ’50s R&B recording artist); were main support for Roky Erickson and The Explosives at the Chaos in Tejas festival; have played South by Southwest the last four years, the Fuck Yeah Fest the last three years, Austin City Limits, Festival in Music Fest Northwest, and Bamalama (all in 2008); shared bills with Daniel Johnston
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| FULL TRACK Happily In Disbelief | 3:06 |
| FULL TRACK We Both Know | 2:30 |
| FULL TRACK Art For Art's Sake | 2:12 |
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mydogreadskafka wrote:
they hire me to write their music
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gallen013 wrote:
Forget Leeds and come to Manchester.
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nfrae wrote:
taylorberce: Just about to say the same. I love it!
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jaroger wrote:
But it's not just that it's "ZZZZ..." and "boring" (although it is that) - it's worse, it's generic. (Love the site, though, GBB.)
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getbentblog wrote:
Live Music gets stronger with every listen. Maybe it’s not as raucous as past Strange Boys releases, but you have to ask yourself, “Am I as wild and untamed as I used to be?” The answer is no. Listen to "Me and You:" http://letsgetbent.tumblr.com/post/14024652326/review-the-strange-boys-live-music
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jelle_kgb wrote:
The Strange Boys made it to our weekly top 5 with there awesome song Me and You! http://www.kofferbaque.nl/2011/12/t-kofferbaque-quintetje-110.html
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jwayc wrote:
lovely performance of 'Between Us'/'Be Brave' at FYF fest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD4hFBUv_5w
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Gerard1992 wrote:
http://www.kofferbaque.nl/2011/12/t-kofferbaque-quintetje-110.html voor de Nederlanders onder ons / for the dutch people ;)
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OxyCyrus wrote:
I don't like the new album.. they took away all of things that made me fall in love with their first one.
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hayzeusofcool wrote:
I love the new record!
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jaroger wrote:
Does anybody else think they're sort of awful live? I mean, they were definitely awful (like, objectively speaking) when I saw them a couple weeks ago, but maybe it was just a bad night.
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taylorberce wrote:
new album sounds sooo much like earlier dr. dog albums
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llamacarcass wrote:
Play in NZ already. C'mon. I'm dying here. So many Black lips visits and no sign of the Strange boys as of yet.
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leeisfreee wrote:
I wished they'd return to their old lo-fi aesthetic. First album remains their best imo.
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Nioreg wrote:
Hey, guys, do you like noise or lo-fi? A bit melodic, a bit synthetic, a bit chaotic - whatever! A fucking unknown needless project from Ural where bears in ushankas drink vodka! :D Check it: http://www.last.fm/music/Burning+Space
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YankeeShambles wrote:
The new album is good, don't understand the hate.
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jwayc wrote:
lots of gems on new album
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hummuspumice wrote:
Live Music suxxxx
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boyzafraid wrote:
fatherfuckerssss!!!
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DeafAmbitions wrote:
FREE MIXTAPE featuring some gnarly surf-punk and sun-soaked ditties. Get amongst it! http://deafambitions.blogspot.com/2011/09/deaf-ambitions-mixtape-coast-to-coast.html
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The Black Belles
Warehouse Live, Houston, United States
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13 Jul 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/thestrangeboys
there are several kinds of reception possible. there is the
mind which lies in wait with traps for flaws, so set that it may
miss, through not grasping it, a soundness.there is a second which
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