The Strange Boys

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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 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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KingSlime wrote:
Thursday evening

Be brave is fucking awesome. Can't wait for the new album.

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Fo0dNippl3 wrote:
last week

Saw them open for Julian Casablancas. Awesome band.

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HeyImLost wrote:
9 days ago

i possibly died a little bit when i heard woe is you and me thats how delicious it was

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jacobthebruce wrote:
11 days ago

be brave is really good.

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bexestabueno wrote:
14 days ago

ace. thumbs up.

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seanfindley wrote:
22 days ago

new song on their myspace

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secretpassage wrote:
27 days ago

i'm in trouble with another man

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juizyyy wrote:
last month

great

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APandaNamedMica wrote:
last month

So awesome. So incredibly awesome

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iouaywe wrote:
last month

i've just become a fan. these strange boys have a lot of talent, i hope they stick together

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anna_c_robbiati wrote:
last month

hey!check out http://www.themistakenpress.blogspot.com - albums and concerts reviews, photos, music videos, interview and more.thanks!

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Waqcku wrote:
September 2009

true but the CD is so ugly i bought it and the cover is dumb and the liner is boring (just black & white text) but yeh you should totally buy it cause i want them to get really rich so they can tour the pacific northwest.

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tomfastic4 wrote:
September 2009

waqcku... agreed. by far best album. by for best new band too. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. by the by all music listeners. plz dont download this music. unless you plan on buying it. because the lyrics come with the cd/lp. and the lyrics ARE AWESOME

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Waqcku wrote:
September 2009

still easily best album of the year

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Revival_Records wrote:
September 2009

Reminds me of raw early Mod stuff - I like it. Oh, and Babyshambles? No. That's just silly.

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seanfindley wrote:
September 2009

gotta be brave

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BastWilliams wrote:
September 2009

Who are the Babyshambles? You don`t know what you´re writing!

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willywonka091 wrote:
September 2009

thought this would suck, it rules.

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Jellobomb wrote:
September 2009

i'm totally down with fuck yeah fest, but you spammers are bringing me down.

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castalia12 wrote:
September 2009

FYF Fest in two days! http://www.last.fm/event/1168244+FYF+Fest+Presents%3A+Save+Our+State+Parks

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