Bridging the worlds of chart success and defying musical genre conventions is a rare superpower that only happens once in a blue moon. For example, when the core of Strange Advance was formed in Vancouver in 1979 by Drew Arnott, Darryl Kromm, and Paul Iverson. Emerging in a sea of radio rock and burgeoning music video-aimed pop, Strange Advance remained steadfastly a band with many influences resulting in their own singular style. Creating three strong as steel albums from their haunting 1982 album debut with Worlds Away, the brilliant 1985 follow-up with 2wo, and the infectious and whip smart third album, The Distance Between (1988), they managed to go gold and land on the Canadian charts with singles like “We Run” and “Love Becomes Electric.” Strange Advance 4 continues this musical journey.
