wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence

The Strange Boys evoke a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. The mystery of the South couples with the mastery of rhythm making to create a sound that is completely timeless and familiar, yet absolutely raw and avant-garde. Greg Enlow’s syncopated, organ-driven grooves hark back to the Seeds pushing too hard while guitarist Ryan Sambol’s acute voice wavers beyond comparison. Older brother Philip Sambol keeps the pulse with the aptly named Matt Hammer, who unmercifully pounds an old Ludwig set. With only a seven-song demo available on their website, it’s titillating to imagine what the next step is for these Dallas, Texas adolescents. “The States Newest Noise Makers” is yet to be released by any record label, though it is easy to imagine the songs surging out of any Califone between “The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators” and Wire’s “Pink Flag.”

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