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Power Pop

by Strange Joy

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    Exclusive Strange Joy shirt for the EP, "Power Pop”. Screen printed on ‘Athletic Red’ Hanes Beefy-T shirts. Design by Jonathan Lee Gonzales.

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1.
Heatwave 02:03
Lonely, frozen Heat wave, thawed me East side, loving One bed, no sleep I’ll take that forever I’ll take that forever I’ll take that forever Always stay the same Too hot, summer No AC lovers Best time, worst year Hanging with each other No smile heart full Trying to keep cool Get good, worse than before But it’s not the same without you Same without you I just wanna stay indoors Don’t wanna live here no more I just wanna stay in bed forget about how bad this is I just wanna stay with you I just wanna stay with you Take me from this shit place Take me where I wanna stay
2.
Power Pop 02:16
Don’t wanna be cool I’m fine breaking all the rules I’m washed, I’m a fake Don’t want anyone to know my name I’ll just pretend I got some good friends People I can trust, to throw me under the bus All of this is more than I can take None of this is real it’s all fake I’ll be the one to finally say it None of this is real it’s all fake Yeah yeah yeah Go to work to get away Get online, fine escape I’m always stuck in between All of this is more than than I can take None of this is real it’s all fake All of this is more than I can take none of this is real it’s all fake
3.
Brickwork 02:25
Old guard old head, better left unsaid  Somethings need change Know you’re sick of it, nothing comes from this Don’t play the fucking game Bitch at me for what? Just cause you suck? Step up to the plate Clocks up, run out you’ll lose this one Just like before Do it right first time, no repeat, rewinds, Make it right by me When you’re on the block know that we’re not soft If You’re not with it, You must be against it Draw my line in sand Meet my demand Be careful who you trust The overseer is always corrupt People say that they have your back Might be the ones holding the axe But before you get yours I’m gonna get mine Time has come to collect Time has come to reflect
4.
Fortune favors the bold Lonely son with no one to hold Time slipping away Never enough hours in the day 59 will be my resting place Watch the city crumbling away Mind is Stuck in attack Can’t slow down can’t go back chasing, and chasing, and chasing I’m fiending Chasing and chasing and chasing, believe me This has to stop I need to get off Life passes my eyes Every glimmer makes me die Looking for the way out Trapped in life’s roundabout Spiraling deeper Answers aren’t clearer What choice will I make When will the camel’s back finally start to break?

about

Right when Strange Joy came out of the gates in Houston in 2021, it was obvious there was something unique and special about the band. A raw energy was always present at their live shows, always paired with a sense of melody, and sticking out from the lineup—in the best way possible. Over the past year, with continuous shows and newcomers, Strange Joy have naturally evolved and adapted into what we hear today. Their new record, Power Pop is their strongest display yet; showing a much more straight-forward, fast and angry hardcore sound. Not to say the band has abandoned their melody, but have incorporated it into these songs with a new approach. Ringing guitar strings are heard throughout the tracks, while other guitars have a fuzzy and driving sound, along with Castillo’s vocal patterns that never fail to make Strange Joy’s songs as catchy as they are. Power Pop is titled appropriately—this is Strange Joy at their most powerful sounding yet.

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released October 20, 2023

Engineered & Mixed by Jay Littleton Mastered by Ben Green
Photos by Gabriel Salazar + Ben White + Agatha Hueller
Design & Layout by Jonathan Lee Gonzales

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