Strange Pink / Boys Club – single

Boys Club

– Release Date: 3^rd July –

“Their blend of post-grunge fuzz, DIY ethics and literary weirdness hits like a battered paperback in a mosh pit” – The Indie Grid

“Excellent” – John Kennedy / Radio X

Following on from their debut single Pencil Chewer, released last month, East Yorkshire’s brand-new indie rock band Strange Pink now come with their second offering Boys Club – an altogether darker feel to their debut, that channels the band’s thoughts and feelings about entitlement and self-serving power.

As with their previous release, Boys Club was recorded at Young Thugs studio, York (Avalanche Party, Life, Low Hummer) with the help of producer Nick ‘The Muscle’ Russell (Bedsit, The Black Ravines, ROTHCO) and mastered by Ed Woods (Idlewild, The Who).

Musically inspired by 90s Californian punk-rockers L7 and their Butch Vig productions, Boys Club merges US grunge guitars with UK lyrical empathy to great effect, resulting in a hybrid that reflects the mood of dissatisfaction out there at the moment.

Sam Forrest from the band says of the release “I was listening to various SubPop type bands at the time & getting into Butch Vig’s production sound. That led to me coming up with the guitar part which the band picked up on & then our bass player Eddie came up with the outro idea. Lyrically, it was around the time Boris Johnson was PM in the UK, so it’s largely about entitlement and self-serving power”.

Strange Pink are Sam Forrest (vocals / guitar), Eddie Alan Logie (bass / BVs) and Dom Smith (drums). Collectively inspired by bands like Sonic Youth and Built To Spill, Sam previously found success as frontman for Island Records band Nine Black Alps and York band Sewage Farm, while Eddie and Dom have been honing their craft in local Yorkshire bands Mary And The Ram, Creature Honey and RUNoffthestatic.

As a musician with cerebral palsy, drummer Dom describes his journey as wonderful, but not without challenges, like having to literally crawl onto stages and avoid tripping over wires! Since being told he wouldn’t be able to achieve certain things growing up (like being in a band!), Dom has gone on to tour the UK, Europe and Asia in grind-doom metal band The Parasite Twins, create inspiring alternative electronic music in Mary And The Ram and is currently working with one of his favourite songwriters Sam Forrest and one of his favourite musicians Edward Alan Logie in Strange Pink. Such achievements he finds highly satisfying but that said, at a grassroots level, he’d like venue managers and promoters to be more accessible in general. There are many venues out there doing great work for neurodivergent and disabled musicians which he applauds, but traditionally people are afraid of what they don’t understand and that can create barriers for many people with additional needs.

With a series of gigs being organised around their Out Of Focus EP release in August, Strange Pink are a new force bursting onto the scene this summer. The EP’s a superb mix of slacker, lo-fi and post-grunge vibes that reflect each member’s deep understanding of the genre. Be sure to follow on socials for updates and gig announcements.