The Strypes are a 4-piece beat group from Cavan Ireland. They beat group! They winkle pick! They turtle neck!
They got love if you want it! They billy boy arnold! They slim harpo! They can't buy me love! They gotta dance just to keep from cryin'! They eat sleep MOD! They yardbird! They groove up slowly! They mojo filter! They got their mojo working! They mojo magazine! They use the word 'mojo' too much! They dazed and confused! They rolling stone! They merseybeat! They woolly bully! They goose-step mama! They Flat Lake floosy with the floy-floy! They muddy waters! They john lee hooker!
The afore mentioned is taken from The Strypes Facebook Bio, and shortly you will see why they are the business. They have an average age of 15 years.
Their influences are their own, not Simon Cowells! They love The Beatles, The Rolling Stones (early stuff, 1963-1966), The Yardbirds, The Animals, Dr. Feelgood, The Who/The High Numbers, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, The Spencer Davis Group, Manfred Mann (Paul Jones era), and The Kinks to name a few. Hoorah for The Strypes! Thank goodness there are some young folk in the U.K with real potential. The Strypes will not fail you for rockin' goodtimes. As yet they are unsigned however that won't be for long. Surely?
On May 6th the boys made their London debut, headlining at the 229 venue on Great Portland St. In August they will travel to Gijon, Spain to take part in the three day “Euro Ye Ye” festival and later the same month are booked to do a four-day stint at the International Beatle Week in Liverpool where they will grace the world famous Cavern stage. Plus they have an EP out "Young Gifted and Blue" which can be purchased here. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/young-gifted-blue-ep/id514603492
Check out the first track from the E.P, a Bo Diddley tune ‘You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover’ to see why their future is so bright they gotta wear shades.
