Strange Ranger

Philadelphia-based indie outfit Strange Ranger spent their first six years between Montana and Oregon, operating under the name Sioux Falls. A series of D.I.Y. EPs paved the road to their 2016 debut, a dramatic post-punk double LP called Rot Forever. Adopting their current name and heading east, the group softened their sound somewhat on 2017's more atmospheric Daymoon, then expanded both their membership and sonic palette for 2019's Remembering the Rockets. As they headed into the next decade, Strange Ranger's approach became even more experimental on 2021's thrilling No Light in Heaven mixtape and its 2023 full-length follow-up Pure Music.