Reclusive alt-pop duo Strabe hit the ground running with new single 'Life On Pause'.
The project owes a debt to a chance meeting in a festival smoking area, an encounter that sparked more than a few creative ideas.
Their track 'Best Worst Year' went viral, its DIY release chalking up more than seven million streams as the pandemic wound its course.
Relocating to London, the pair inked a deal with PIAS before kicking off work on new material.
New single 'Life On Pause' – their debut single proper – is now online, and it's a surging, inspiring piece of alt-pop.
Reminiscent of Wolf Alice at their slickest, 'Life On Pause' has a nagging melancholy to it, perfectly made for these dark times.
An insistent, instantly infectious track, 'Life On Pause' surges into undreamt of areas, the work of a pair operating with supreme confidence.
For singer Angelica (originally from Scotland) the song represents the idea “of appreciating being in the moment, and taking the time to be still.”
For producer Emmet meanwhile – born in Ireland – the single rejects the feeling of lockdown stasis, preferring to focus on “how great creativity can come if you accept that it takes time, and the need to be patient.”
Tune in now.
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