Assembled from the scattered remnants of abandoned projects and half-finished symphonies, Strangers and Madmen are a band in-spite of themselves. A misanthropic collage of old friends and new acquaintances, they regularly gather in a shed, open their noise-taps, fill a pot with hot sound-fluid and brew delicious mugs of sonic tea.

This quintet of Bournemouth-based multi-instrumentalists use an assortment of strings, skins, keys and sticks to hammer their apathy into a potent audio-paste. This paste can be applied externally to soothe cynical ears, wary hearts and Monday mornings.

With a growing following of like-minded miscreants and partial observers they have become a staple of the local music scene over the past year, despite name changes, infrequent performances and bunker-style recording tactics. After a four month hiatus they have stepped back into the spotlight with fresh recordings, shiny new songs and a slightly ambiguous look in their collective eye.

They will play. They will be heard.

They are Strangers and Madmen.

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