Strange Ranger's 2021 album No Light In Heaven played like a conscious deconstruction of the "rock band" label. The tracklist flitted between industrial noise, George Clanton-esque underground pop, shoegaze-inspired sounds, and straight-up bar rock, challenging the listener to reimagine what cohesion looks like in a modern indie rock-leaning LP.
Pure Music, the band's new project, is out July 21. Today, their new single "She's on Fire" arrives. A press release promises a Loveless-inspired project with just as many diversions as their previous full-length. "She's on Fire" offers a tantalizing glimpse of that sound: it begins with vaporwave synths and glitched-up vocals, then slides effortlessly into a dreamscape a la Ride.
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