NYC power pop-rock band Strange Neighbors has released their latest single, “Hate Me Less,” ahead of their full album release on April 18.
Strange Neighbors music combines influences from all corners of pop music, crafting hook-filled songs that are bound to get stuck in your head. The band draws inspiration from a diverse range of artists and has been described as a Queer mix of My Chemical Romance, The Beatles, and IRS-era R.E.M.
Founded in Brooklyn by lead singer Aidan Strange in 2018, the band’s current lineup is a sleek four-piece with traditional rock instrumentation. Aidan channels a pop-punk passion by way of a teenage career in musical theatre. Drummer Beau Valentine contributes a similarly theatrical edge from behind the kit. Bassist Dana Bennewitz brings her jazz background to the band’s intricate underpinnings and guitarist Zach Schweikert adds a jangly touch with his nearly exclusive use of a 12-string guitar.
Strange Neighbors has a natural knack for sounding like a band perfect for iconic teen comedy movies of the late 90s and early 2000s: think American Pie, Can’t Hardly Wait, 10 Things I Hate About You, and so on.
“I wrote ‘Hate Me Less’ from the depths of a haunted nostalgia that has weaved a thread throughout multiple previous failed relationships. In the end, it became a song about memories, regret, feeling messy, and ultimately, one of hope … but from a healthy distance.”
– Aidan Strange, Lead Singer
Filled with palpable angst and catchy hooks, the band has grown steadily. It caught the ear of Mint 400 Records, which signed it and released its album, People Pleasers Pleasing People. The band’s album release show will be at The Sultan Room in Brooklyn on April 17. For more information, click here.
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