The biog paints Stroke as
yet-another noise-fest, with the warning in the first paragraph thereof that
they "are about to interrupt your world with the force of an early morning
letter bomb. Their carnal riot of sound, their raw-boned lyrics, everything
about them is way off the deep end. The musical equivalent of what happens to a
pressure cooker if you apply a lot of heat, keep the lid on tight, and turn
your back." Nothing could be further from the truth! These guys use styles
from every successful British act out of the last 10 years, from Stone
Roses, Blur,
Kula
Shaker to Portishead,
and non-British artists like Luna.
The album is due out late this year and
should provide interesting listening to fans of these artists as well as
punters looking for a new musical fascination.