The band released a debut EP in 2011 which received rave reviews and they release this, their full debut album in March. The Straylings are a duo consisting of vocalist Dana Zeera and guitarist Oliver Drake.

 

An album of definite interest to those who enjoy PJ Harvey and the one band they really remind me of the Pixies. Not vocally but the slightly distorted guitar chords and songs like ‘The Saguaro’ and ‘Bitter Face’ does sound like a female fronted Pixies.  The band's bio mentions Jefferson Airplane but I can't hear that band in the Straylings, bar the more trippy folk parts of some of the songs.

 

Not an instant album by any means and given a few more spins I may enjoy it more.

 

Jason Ritchie