{"id":13021,"date":"2012-10-26T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T00:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=13021"},"modified":"2012-10-26T11:30:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T00:30:54","slug":"strangers-persona-non-grata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/10\/strangers-persona-non-grata\/","title":{"rendered":"Strangers – Persona Non Grata"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Certainly no \u201cstrangers\u201d to us here at May The Rock Be With You, we\u2019ve been patiently awaiting the full length album release Persona Non Grata<\/em> from these Sydney rockers for a little while now.\u00a0 Having seen them earlier this year supporting the like of The Darkness and Calling All Cars, Strangers deliver a brand of rock that is devoid of the image based hyped that is so often relied upon by new bands in this day and age.<\/p>\n

Released October 12th, Persona Non Grata<\/em> was produced and recorded by Tom Larkin (Shihad, The Getaway Plan, Calling All Cars).\u00a0 When they rock, Strangers well and truly rock and deliver some pretty infectious stuff such as the Triple J featured singles Red Brick<\/em> and Bred For Breeding<\/em>. \u00a0Title track Persona Non Grata<\/em> is the latest single and video and you can check that out below.\u00a0 Musically, Strangers sit somewhere in amongst all bands previously mentioned thus far \u2013 except exchange The Darkness with Queens Of The Stone Age.\u00a0 For those familiar with producer Tom Larkin\u2019s past work \u2013 yes Strangers do similarly carry that massive, booming rock sound.\u00a0 Having seen them live though, it\u2019s a sound that is easily created in the live setting and boy can these guys play, particularly with their twin guitar attack!.<\/p>\n

When they slow the tempo right down, that\u2019s where for me the Queens Of The Stone Age type references come in.\u00a0 Things get a little sludgier, a little more intense, a little less melodic. \u00a0The triple play of Far Too Late, Searching The Low <\/em>and Heiress <\/em>slows the album right down, before the blazing\u2019 angsty rock of Glitter Kids <\/em>really picks things up again.\u00a0 <\/em>Closing track Long Snake Moan <\/em>on the other hand is a massive dose of gargantuan sized classic rock riffage to finish off.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a little bit of something for everyone in what the Strangers deliver whether that be musically, or even right down to an ugg boot wearing guitar player.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be hearing plenty more from this band in 2013, you can be sure of that, so get the album, learn the songs and be prepared to see them at a festival near you\u2026<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> ROCK!<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> October 12th<\/sup>, 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Permanent Records<\/p>\n

Producer:<\/strong> Tom Larkin<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.strangers.net.au<\/p>\n

Latest release:<\/strong> Persona Non Grata (October 12, 2012, Permanent Records\/Shock)<\/p>\n\n

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