Artist The Strange Boys

Roger Sargaent

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Surprising for a band whose skuzzy R&B is at turns immediate and grating, The Strange Boys’ 2009 effort, The Strange Boys And Girls Club, was one of the year’s most rewarding listens, a record whose dark humor reveals itself only gradually. 2010’s Be Brave is nearly just as rollicking, a dusty romp through deep-seated and folky rock ’n’ roll. But, as sophomore efforts tend to go, especially ones following critically lauded debuts, Be Brave feels more pensive, slicker even. A new album, Live Music, is on the horizon, and the group’s live show is a heady mix of shout-out-loud singing and twisting bodies.

Updated 06/22/2011