Friday the thirteenth was the release date for the single “Stay Strange” by Swedes THEN COMES SILENCE, which features the smoky eyeliner (and vocal chords) of Dusty Gannon, lead singer of US group Video Vision, out on Metropolis Records.
From sliding down the guitar strings, to the jaunty nature that said guitars are being played, you already know you are in for a cracking tune, and the lads do not disappoint. The drums slam away as Alex Svenson and Gannon share the vocal duties, and it is a display of explosive punk styling pure joy. What a fantastic message in the chorus which simply says ‘stay strange and pure of heart‘.
Be still my beating heart, when you hear what could be a throwback to The Specials’ “Ghost Town,” with bonus points for seeing Goth Dad Gannon, getting on down to it in the video. “Stay Strange” has a psychobilly heart, preaching a feel good anthem that it is okay to go against the grain and not be like everyone else, even when the pressure is to be a carbon copy of the general public person. THEN COMES SILENCE’s third album Trickery is all about finding your people or tribe and Dusty Gannon, as Goth Dad, brings positive inclusiveness, so all I have to add is be weird and keep on dancing.
Stay Strange | THEN COMES SILENCE (bandcamp.com)
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