...according to our Dave on Fri 18 Jun, 2010.
Not heard of these guys before, but on my one paltry listen I can say these guys sound pretty swell. This reminds me of Radiohead in the way it slinks across your earflaps. Both these song are strong singles, but upon reflection I felt that the flip side ("Drink & The Devil) stuck in my head more. A nice slice of vinyl from these up and coming Mancs. I was kind of reminded of Mansun too.
Death to the Strange are a Salford (Manchester) based five piece, fusing lyric-driven, folk-inspired songs with ambient electronic sounds and an amplified rhythm section. With instrumentation tailored to each tune, the band are looking to take in and build on all interesting music out there. In recent months things have been moving more and more quickly for Death to the Strange, with headlining slots at acclaimed Salford and Manchester venues, more high profile supports (Gomez) and a growing repertoire of radio and press coverage. In the words of one Salford City Radio DJ: 'check them out or look proper daft in a year or so!'
Djbrenton said:
I first heard these guys at Mychoone and fell in love with their music straight off. Have seen them twice since and they really are special live.
So, what do you think? Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!