Exclusive track premiere of ‘Control’ by You Said Strange, taken from the upcoming album, ‘Thousand Shadows Vol. 2,’ out April 28th via EXAG’ Records and Le Cèpe Records.

At the end of 2022, French psychedelic noise-pop quartet You Said Strange shared a new LP entitled ‘Thousand Shadows Vol.1,’ a release consisting of psychedelic pop, proto grunge, and shoegaze sonics, inspired by the band’s experiences on tour across Europe and North America that year. Now, You Said Strange are releasing a follow-up to ‘Vol. 1’ entitled ‘Thousand Shadows Vol. 2,’ out on April 28, 2023 via EXAG / Le Cépe Records. Together, both Volumes compose the band’s sophomore LP.

“A second chapter was needed to highlight the many shadows that still linger everywhere,” said the band. “The shadows that linger on the borders, hiding the violence of the fights for them. The shadows that time has on relationships and their persistence, because the shadows move.”

Amidst themes of shoegaze, noise pop, and psychedelic rock throughout the upcoming release, You Said Strange incants their music in which melancholy, love, and the search for plenitude meet. As the band continued: “Plato’s cave, in a modern version, would be one of toxic relationships, antidepressants, and the acceptance of the regression of freedom and/or the vision of a dying world…”

In anticipation of their forthcoming LP, You Said Strange released their next single from the LP entitled ‘Control’.

“The newest single from these ‘Thousand Shadows,’ ‘Control,’ addresses the forgetfulness of self in simple or harmful relationships. The dangerousness of spirits in search of redemption whatever the cost, even if it means giving the reins of their lives to anyone, from the most tender to the most dangerous of beings. Chopped, tense instrumentation mixed with melodious and pop lines unveil this idea with modesty and strength.

On April 28, 2023, You Said Strange will share the second part of their sophomore release, a follow-up to ‘Vol. 1’ entitled ‘Thousand Shadows Vol. 2’.

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