Strange Advance - The Distance Between

After two successful albums (in their homeland, at least) filled with top-notch synth pop/new wave gems, one would understand if Canadian duo Strange Advance let their guard down a bit and released a less-than-perfect third album. Most bands can't keep up the quality control for ONE album, let alone three, rightNULL Fortunately, this, their final album, was their best yet, filled with melodic and moody songs filled with expert musicianship and impassioned vocals. Bandmembers Darryl Kromm (vocals/guitar) and Drew Arnott (keyboards/vocals/production) create aural cotton candy with guts, straddling the line between AOR (without the crappy, sappy songs and big hair) and synth pop with substance. Read More