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Infobox musical artist| name = The Strange Boys| image = StrangeBoys(by_Scott_Dudelson).jpg| caption = Strange Boys live at FYF Fest in Los Angeles, 2009| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Dallas, Texas|Dallas , Texas / Austin, Texas|Austin , Texas United States USA | genre = Southern rock , Country rock , Garage rock , R& B , Blues | years_active = 2001 to Present| label = Dusty Medical Records|Dusty Medical , In The Red Records|In The Red (US), Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade (UK)| associated_acts = Mika Miko , Darker My Love | current_members = Ryan Sambol Philip Sambol Greg Enlow Mike La Franchi Jenna E. Thornhill DeWitt Tim Presley |past_members = Matt Hammer Seth Densham The Strange Boys are an American rock 'n' roll band based in Austin, Texas|Austin , Texas , composed of Ryan Sambol (guitar, lead vocals, harmonica), Philip Sambol (bass), Greg Enlow (guitar), Mike La Franchi (drums), Jenna E. Thornhill DeWitt (saxophone, backing vocals), and Tim Presley (backing vocals). Their music incorporates stylistic elements of garage rock , punk rock|punk , R& B and country music . http://www.intheredrecords.com
History
The Strange Boys were formed by Dallas 8th graders Ryan Sambol and Matt Hammer in 2001. Originally a punk duo, they expanded to a trio when Ryan's brother Philip returned to Dallas from college in 2003. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/05/getting-to-know-the-strange-boys.html
In 2007 the band released their debut Nothing EP on Dusty Medical Records and in 2009 their first full-length album, and Girls Club via In the Red Records .
In late 2009 the band underwent some line-up changes, with drummer and founding member Matt Hammer being replaced by Seth Densham, originally of Mika Miko (who disbanded in October, 2009). Jenna Thornhill-DeWitt, also a former member of Mika Miko, was added as saxophonist and backing vocalist, and Tim Presley, of Darker My Love , also joined to contribute backing vocals. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/the-strange-boys/be-brave/34367/Seth left the group and Mikey La Franchi joined on drums.
Around the same time, the new line-up signed a deal with UK record label Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade to distribute their material outside of the US, and also announced details of their second album, Be Brave , which was released on February 22, 2010 (UK) and February 23, 2010 (US). The album was preceded by a single release of the title track, 'Be Brave' on January 25 (UK) and January 26 (US). The band released their third album, Live Music (Live pronounced l?v, rhyming with give ), exclusively on Rough Trade in October, 2011.
The Strange Boys have toured alongside acts such as Darker My Love , Night Beats , Mika Miko , Fucked Up , Crystal Antlers , Chain and the Gang , Spoon (band)|Spoon , Deerhunter , and Julian Casablancas .
Discography
Nothing EP (Dusty Medical Records, 2007)
''Isn't It Pretty To Think So 7" (In The Red Records, 2008)
The Strange Boys and Girls Club (In The Red, 2009)
Be Brave 7" (In The Red/Rough Trade, 2010)
Be Brave LP (In The Red/Rough Trade, 2010)
Live Music LP (Rough Trade, 2011)
References
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External links
http://myspace.com/thestrangeboys - The Strange Boys Myspace
http://roughtraderecords.com - Rough Trade Records
http://intheredrecords.com - In The Red Records
http://dustymedical.com - Dusty Medical Records
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