Strange IdolsIt’s No Fun!
Rallye Label, 2006
Sounds like the 80s again
www.myspace.com/strangeidols
Formed in 2005, sold out 2 singles, nothing’s gonna stop Strange Idols from becoming famous.
You know they will be big when their 1st single was released on Shady Lane Records which is run by Neil Halstead of Slowdive and Mojave 3, as well as Julian Mash, the Strange Idols guitarist who had a hand in writing most of their songs.
Gareth Parton, who has worked with Placebo, The Futureheads and The Pipettes, produced their latest 3rd single.
All the songs are sung by Laura Coxeter who is cute as a button, with a blonde hairdo reminding of Dusty and looks great and sounds great fronting the band.
They have a Japan-only release on Rallye which contains 6 songs compiling their 2 first two singles plus 2 previously unreleased songs, Say Anything and Old Times.
The truth is Strange Idols is excellent and a group to watch out for in 2008.
So what does a group which derived its name from a Felt album of 1984 (The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories) sound like?
They sound like they picked up the best tips from Felt to The Smiths to Blur to New Order and made their own madly catchy indie pop hits for the dance floor of the 21st century. It does not hurt the feet that the lyrics are clever, sometimes about love but never clichéd.
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