About this Event

Future Perfect presents

The Strypes

The Bullingdon - Oxford

Tuesday 6th June

14+ / 7.30pm / £12.50adv



On sale Fri 28th April @ 9am: http://bit.ly/StrypesOxford



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The Strypes are pleased to announce their third album – ‘Spitting Image’ – due for release on June 16th on Virgin EMI. The news comes alongside the announcement of a UK headline tour in the summer.



Last week, The Strypes dropped a brand new track online, apparently out of nowhere and with no introduction. The new track, which is called ‘Oh Cruel World’, marked the first new music from the popular Irish 4 piece since their sophomore record ‘Little Victories’ was released back in 2015.



Now they announce their brand new third album – ‘Spitting Image’ – a fabulously diverse record that effortlessly transcends the bands roots in adrenalized R&B, which has been produced by Ethan Johns (Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, The Vaccines, Laura Marling) and son of the legendary Rolling Stones / Beatles studio giant Glyn Johns.



The explosive combo first invaded across the Irish Sea back in 2013, and the release of their brilliant debut album ‘Snapshot’ justifiably electrified the British music scene. The success that has followed has been born of a fabulously unique natural chemistry; they’ve all grown up within a few miles of each other, they’re all the same age and they’ve toured relentlessly together for over 5 years.



And it’s precisely this connection that they’ve striven to capture on ‘Spitting Image’ where the 4 focused lads ensured that things were done their way throughout, and with Johns at the helm, the band have managed to expertly bottle their fizzing onstage chemistry by recording the entire album live.



Every track on the album was rehearsed and recorded with all 4 musicians in the studio playing and singing live, with John’s working to ensure everyone was on the same page before starting. He even occasionally jumped in to play backing guitar himself. Most tracks required only a handful of live takes before everyone was satisfied and it’s this instant rawness and uniquely visceral energy that really defines ‘Spitting Image’ and the band as who they are, as of now.



Much of the albums identity has also come from the two places it was made in – in this instance it was written and rehearsed in the local Town Hall in the bands hometown Cavan, and recorded in legendary Rockfield in Wales. Both environments perfectly suited their self-proclaimed ‘gentle way of life’, and allowed them the space and silence they required.



‘Spitting Image’ will bowl people over with its breadth of styles and keenly observed pop smarts. Whilst The Strypes still pays diligence to the old R&B influencers that they have always loved and been attached too, they are now fully embracing a new found love for New Wave which has had equal, if not more influence on their new songs.



And of course, as with all Strypes records, the new album was built to be played live and therefore hand in hand with the album announcement comes a string of UK headline shows in June