“Who the f*ck are The Stray Cats?”

One might be offended by the title of this piece, but that’s the question I usually get when I tell people about my latest musical discovery. You might have heard of them before, even maybe heard one of their songs on your local radio station, but still, you ask, “who the f*ck are The Stray Cats?”

First I have to tell you how I came to discover this amazing new band hailing from Huddersfield. It all started on a dull Wednesday night, as I checked my e-mails. I had received an e-mail from an old friend from university saying that he had discovered an “amazing band, you just have to listen to this”. I clicked the embedded link that took me to a YouTube video of a live performance of the band. Perhaps the first thing that got my attention was the fact that the performance was right in the middle of a street. There was no fancy lights or pyrotechnics at all, just these four kids playing in a very improvised stage. What I saw and heard was something quite unique. Their music has such an energy to it that one can’t just describe. That’s how I came to like them so much.

Now, on to the title question. Who the f*ck are The Stray Cats, you ask. The Stray Cats, as I said before, is a four piece band from Huddersfield. It is composed of Julian O’Malley (lead vocals and guitar), Katelin O’Mally (guitar, backing vocals), Andy Wright (bass, backing vocals) and Brent Anderson (drums, backing vocals). They manage to create a very peculiar signature sound, while drawing strong influences from big name bands such as The White Stripes and Arctic Monkeys.

Be on the look out for The Stray Cats, since they’ll be releasing their first full length album this Friday and I for one wouldn’t be surprised if they managed to get into the Top 100 (hey, don’t laugh! That’s a big deal for small bands like this!). Unfortunately, they do not have a label yet, but the album, whose title I still don’t know, will be available from several websites and a few select stores in the UK. I’ll be definitely be getting a copy and, honestly, I suggest you do the same.

- Random Music blog

OOC: This looked so much better on Word... :(

aww, they sound cute and painful

Jason: Heard you on the radio recently. I'm still picking my face up from the floor, you bastards! Seriously, some amazing stuff you have here.
OOC: I'm liking the looks of this guy. Some Music Maven imports are pretty good.