You Said Strange
Photo by Charlotte Romer
Bio
Originally from Giverny, You Said Strange recorded their debut album Salvation Prayer in Portland, with Peter G. Holmstrom (The Dandy Warhols) as the producer.
In 2019, the band performed live on KEXP, following their track "Brain" being featured by host Kevin Cole on an episode of The Afternoon Show. Watch the full performance HERE.
On December 3, 2022, You Said Strange shared their latest release, Thousand Shadows Vol. 1. Mythomaniac kings, the Mediterranean, the colors of mourning — these are the detailed subjects, described against a backdrop of psychedelic pop, proto grunge, and shoegaze. The first part of a powerful, reverberant, melodious second album, drawing its inspiration and production stem from encounters during their 2022 European and North American tours, between Normandy, New York, and Oregon.
Now, You Said Strange have shared the long-awaited follow-up to Vol. 1 entitled Thousand Shadows Vol. 2 (via EXAG / Le Cépe Records). Together, both Volumes compose the band's sophomore LP.
"A second chapter was needed to highlight the many shadows that still linger everywhere,"said the band."The shadows that linger on the borders, hiding the violence of the fights for them. The shadows that time has on relationships and their persistence, because the shadows move."
Amidst themes of shoegaze, noise pop, and psychedelic rock throughout the upcoming release, You Said Strange incants their music in which melancholy, love, and the search for plenitude meet. As the band continued:"Plato's cave, in a modern version, would be one of toxic relationships, antidepressants, and the acceptance of the regression of freedom and/or the vision of a dying world..."
Press
"Occasionally, we come across a band that feels like we’ve known them forever. Their music seems to have a deja vu effect, mirroring our past follies, fun-seeking behaviors, and bittersweet relationships. You Said Strange, a Giverny, France-based quartet is just that, a band new in statute but at home in the back pocket of all your recent ebbs and happy errors, an indie band that, well is properly, that." - Ones To Watch
"If you want a new band to fall in love with, this is it. You Said Strange’s latest LP, Thousand Shadows Vol. 2, is brilliant and versatile." - SPILL Magazine
"Led by intense yet melodic pop-tinged instrumentation, the track strikes an intricate balance between the tenderness and danger of handing over the reins of our lives to someone else." - EARMILK
"'Control' packs big, fuzzy and clean guitar hooks, a grooving rhythm section and layered, atmospheric & hypnotic vocals." - Pilerats
"Contains the shoegaze buzz of DIIV along with the acrobatic new-wave sensibilities of Deerhunter." - Glide Magazine
"Mixing catchy guitar riffs and hypnotic vocal melodies, the new single dips the band’s sound into the world of psych-pop and post-punk revival." - Dusty Organ
"Melancholy alt-rock played in an understated direction, You Said Strange’s latest single '(Song For A) Wasted Land' takes the French band’s shoegaze template and tightens it up into the closest thing to a pop tune the band has released yet." - Operation Every Band
"When you smell cigarette smoke, you'll be there, in that studio, thinking deeply about the downfall of the world - and the brilliant new band you've just found." - No Taste
"A captivating and confident swagger-fueled slice of post-punk and dreamy rock that channels the swagger of Shame and Viagra Boys, just with a more 80s-esque atmosphere and composition." - We All Want Someone To Shout For
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