Name: Pure Music
Brand: Strange Ranger

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Release date

2023-07-21

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CDFTK254

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634457138193

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634457138186

Artist

Strange Ranger

Label EU

Fire Talk

Genre EU

Rock-Pop

Fire Talk is a Brooklyn, NYC based record label that has been purveying the underground music scene since 2009. With a focus on discovering and promoting emerging artists, Fire Talk has become known for its eclectic roster of talent and dedication to pushing boundaries in the music industry.

Since its inception, Fire Talk has consistently released groundbreaking albums across various genres including indie rock, dream pop, and experimental electronic. The label's commitment to supporting artists who are pushing the envelope creatively has earned them a reputation as tastemakers within the industry.

With an impressive catalog of releases from *bands such as [Band A], [Band B], and [Band C]*, Fire Talk continues to be at the forefront of discovering exciting new talent. Whether you're searching for your next favorite band or looking to expand your musical horizons, Fire Talk is sure to have something that will captivate your ears.

Strange Ranger (fka Sioux Falls) is an Indie-Rock/Post-Punk band originally from Montana and now based in Portland, Oregon. Formed by Isaac Eiger and Fred Nixon in 2009 during their high school years, the duo's shared passion for early Modest Mouse brought them together. Seeking a more vibrant music scene, they relocated to Portland where they faced challenges before achieving success with their debut album "Rot Forever" under the name Sioux Falls in 2016. This breakthrough earned them recognition as one of Consequence of Sound's 'Top 50 Albums of 2016.' Renaming themselves Strange Ranger, they released the EP "Sunbeams Through Your Head," which was praised by Stereogum as one of "Great EPs from 2016." Their impressive releases led Stereogum to dub Strange Ranger as one of "2016's Best New Bands."

Newest Listed Items

On Pure Music, Strange Ranger's new album out on Fire Talk, the band indulges an obsession with Loveless, but they infiltrate any comparison to shoegaze with overtures to disco, house, and experimental pop. The Talk Talk inspired pean to isolation "Way Out" features a moody saxophone, while "She's On Fire" is only a rock song until just after the midway point, when the drums throb, the snare skitters then snaps, and suddenly, you're in a sweaty pit of swaying bodies dancing as dual vocals harmonize, "I would have thought the rhythm of the club might lead me somewhere. Pure Music embodies that manic state through interstitial interludes laced with YouTube samples that connect each track to the next so as to submerge the listener in its world, one that rewards catharsis. The alienated might gaze through panes of glass eternally, without breaching the gap between the self and the destabilizing chaos of the world beyond. Riding the train across the East River in the early morning, one witnesses thousands of individual stories, each contained within a glowing square of light, and it's a comfort to know that soon, those strangers will emerge from their solitude to rejoin the city. "Music makes us transcend the feeling of being alienated from or trapped by the world," the band says. "I want the experience of listening to Pure Music to be euphoric." Recorded by the band, mixed by Al Carlson and mastered by Joe LaPorta.

Pure Music

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