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The High Strung: ?Posible -0- Imposible?
Album Review
By Natalie Sugarman
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Band members from left to right: Josh Malerman, Stephen Palmer, Chad Stocker and
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he High Strung hail from Detroit,
and they've recently released an
electric new album: ?Posible -0-
Imposible?
The members who make up this
rock n' roll alterna-pop outfit are Josh
Malerman on vocals, Stephen Palmer
on guitar, Chad Stocker
on bass and Derek Berk
on drums.
Members Malerman,
Stocker and Berk have
been playing together
for about 10 years
and have known each
other since elementary
school. Stephen Palmer
is the newest edition to
the band.
The new album has a '50s and '60s
pop sound with a bit of surf rock, a
couple parts rock 'n' roll and that clas-
sic bouncy sound that is intrinsic to
the High Strung.
The album opens up with the
track"Extraordinary Times," which
is a short and snappy intro at just a
minute and a half in length.The song
bounces along with a toe-tapping
beat, and the chorus makes the
statement, "I know I am so dissatis-
fied, I long for extraordinary times:'
After listening to this album a
number of times, I found the song
"Rats, Rats, Rats" had decided to
lodge itself in my brain. I honestly
can't say why this song is so darn
catchy, but it is. So be forewarned
that when listening to this album,
you may find yourself walking
around in public singing, "Rats, Rats,
Rats."
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The title track"?Posible -0- Impo-
sible?" is a great track with a liquid
surf rock feel to it that ebbs and
flows with Malerman's vocals. The,
soft drumming and dreamy guitar
take you away on the drifting waves
of a perfectly crafted song.
The whole compila-
tion on this album
flows seamlessly with
14 tracks in total. This
includes the bonus
track, "The Luck You
Got," which is the
theme song for the
Showtime series
Shameless starring Wil-
liam H. Macy.
At one point in their
career, the High Strung had a van in
which they had been touring for five
years. They decided to donate it to
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a
piece of rock history. Malerman had
started writing the outline of a book
on the inside of the van and fans
had written all over the exterior. The
band drove it right up the steps of
the museum and left it there with a
plaque.
Soon after, Malerman received
a letter from an Ohio police officer
who had to remove the van. He said
that he and the guys on the force
found it hilarious.
The High Strung's humor, spark
and personality really shine through
in their music and on the new album.
?Posible -0- lmposible? is an addictive
listening experience.
For more info on the High Strung
visit http://thehighstrung.com .
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