Strangers Pass
Strangers Pass has been around since 2008. Based in Rahway in the USA the trio of Robert Sadowski (Vocals/Guitar), Frank Gattuso (Drums), and Ken Thorstensen (Bass) bring the world some home-spun alternative indie.
Strangers Pass
America always amazes me, my politics are well expounded to those who have followed the links proffered from time to time, but on this occasion I am not dealing with geo-politics, but the nature of music. Of course there have been some immense impact by American artists across the world, but for some reason the serious directions are subsumed by acts from other countries and the while the iconic remains in the memory, the global impact wanders off to bands from another country. I think here of New York Dolls and the scene at CBGBs, yet Punk became synonomous with the UK. It seems for some obscure reason the USA is good at defining an internal alternative proposition, the rest of the world the grab the mantle. I guess that is a little like Scottish inventions – take a look at the list one day.
Strangers Pass, sit within that mantle I believe, they drive a superb line and I can see other bands picking this route, well to be fair, I hear bands finding this path frequently, the sound is becoming ever more European-centric, few of these date back beyond a couple of years. Yet a powerful band, with a refreshing stamp on a sound-scape remain hidden behind the shadows.
The trio have developed an impressive sound, which takes the listener to some new and very interesting spaces. I wrote about The Reactors a while ago, another three piece outfit that made an immediate impact. There is something intrinsically powerful about a band which is able to drop the ‘fourth’ person and then go on to add some new value to the world of music.
I think if Strangers Pass, were to relocate to London – England, they would find an eager audience.
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