Strange Ranger Share New Single "Rain So Hard", Touring This Spring

Today, Strange Ranger return with their new single/video, “Rain So Hard,” out via Fire Talk. Strange Ranger “tap into a reality-adjacent realm, a glitch in the hologram or a break in the simulation” (Paste). Beginning with their cult-classic 2020 mixtape, No Light In Heaven, the NYC-via-Philly quartet departed from their early days of lo-fi indie rock, instead opting for a sound rooted in experimental pop, shoegaze, and electronic music. “Rain So Hard” is scaffolded upon layers of oceanic synths, the trill of a marimba, and mournful guitar. Written while bandmembers Isaac Eiger and Fiona Woodman were in the process of breaking up, “Rain So Hard” captures the romantic loneliness of a late subway ride home. “Any day there will be no more stars,” Eiger sings and Woodman echoes, “How do I get out of this movie now?” The accompanying video, directed by Ben Turok, translates this late-night ennui into a technicolor fever dream

“Towards the end of the movie Slacker, there’s a brief scene where this old guy is wandering around recording his thoughts into a tape recorder. Just kind of rambling about loss and the impossibility of understanding anything while it's happening,” Eiger says. “I don’t know if I saw Slacker around the time when I wrote this song but when I think about the song, that guy sometimes comes to mind.”

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Strange Ranger on Tour!

Sat. Mar. 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Pageant 
Mon. Mar. 13 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
Tue. Mar. 14 - Atlanta, GA @ 529
Thu. Mar. 16 - Austin, TX @ the Mohawk - Sub Pop x Saddle Creek Showcase SXSW
Thu. Mar. 16 - Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s - Stereogum Showcase SXSW
Fri. Mar. 17 - Austin, TX @ Swan Dive - Fire Talk Showcase SXSW
Sat. Mar. 18 - Austin, TX @ The Creek and The Cave - Baby’s All Right Showcase SXSW
Sun. Mar. 19 - Little Rock, AZ @ Stickyz
Mon. Mar. 20 - Memphis, TN @ Growlers
Tue. Mar. 21 - Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
Wed. Mar. 22 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
Fri. Mar. 24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Roboto Project
Sat. Mar. 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA