Description:	CD on Rough Trade
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Garage Rock
	Label:	Rough Trade
	Price:	£11.29
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...according to our Business Lady on 18 February 2010.

Strange Boys have found themselves a new home at Rough Trade records provoking feverish outbursts of excitement and talk of them being the best new band since The Strokes! These guys are an honest, exuberant sounding bunch that'd be wise to avoid the kind of hype that buried The Strokes and various other acts on the Rough Trade roster. Hailing from Austin, Texas and with a sound that sits somewhere between early electric Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Canned Heat it's obvious that these boys dig beat, blues, classic soul and rock n' roll but elements of garage rock, lo-fi and the avant garde can also be heard on 'Be Brave'. This is effectively bar blues rock injected with some kind of magic hipster youth juice. It's like the Rolling Stones all over again... Lets hope Rough Trade are kinder to these strange young fellas.

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Sound clips for Be Brave by Strange Boys: on CD at Norman Records UK. CD, Rough Trade, RTRADCD570, £11.29.

What their label says...

•    The Strange Boys are a phenomenal young group from Austin, Texas. They are, at the same time, both timeless and refreshingly avant-garde, and we are extremely excited to announce that they have signed to Rough Trade. Set to appeal to anyone who has a liking for top quality beat and blues influenced rock & roll, The Strange Boys have provoked excitement and reaction in the Rough Trade offices the likes of which has been unseen since the signing of The Strokes.

• The band played their first European shows this summer to wild reaction and their live return to the UK is hotly anticipated. Having played across Europe this summer, they’ve since returned to the US and recorded their second album in Costa Mesa. Entitled ‘Be Brave’, it is the follow up to their debut ‘And Girls Club’, which was released on In The Red.