Keeping it strictly roots, punk 'n' roll mob kings, Strawberry Blondes like their rock 'n' roll super charged. Their songs are short, sharp, shocks of highly melodic punk rock bile, based on the rudiments thrown down by the classic first Clash album, or against the grain conviction of the early Manics or the zeitgeist defining lyrical smarts of their beloved Rancid and Goldblade.
Strawberry Blondes, slash ‘n’ burn two minute blasts of guitar driven punk rock 'n' roll, their mini anthems-should-be-Top-30 missives. This is sheer pop perfection. Heartfelt vocals and the amphetamine rush of guitars, struck with a passion and fired with burning frustration. Turning their cynicism and world-weariness into highly charged angry pop is what Strawberry Blondes excel at.
Strawberry Blondes are the new face of punk rock in the U.K and have recently won over a ton of new friends playing with the likes of Rancid, Street Dogs, Bad Brains, The Unseen, The Aggrolites, The Briggs, Anti-Flag and Millencolin – they even got the legendary Don Letts to remix one of their songs. More Authentic than a fistful of incendiary rock n roll albums, Strawberry Blondes will not go down without a fight. Few bands in Britain have their melodic power, their insane conviction and their confrontational guitar slashing passion.
Strawberry Blondes return with their second full length album ‘Fight Back’. While many bands fall victim to the dreaded ‘difficult second album’, Strawberry Blondes deliver a barrage of prime rabble rousing anthems, featuring guest appearances by The Briggs, Joey La Rocca and former Stubborn All-Stars front man and New York City ska legend King Django. ‘Fight Back’ show’s that Strawberry Blondes like in the case of The Clash and The Specials before them, have that knack of writing songs that perfectly capture the mood of the time. These are songs that express the anger and frustration of living in the bleak and decaying cities of Britain, in a way that is culturally positive and delivered with a passion and an indefinable feeling that’s difficult to fake.
Fired with the burning frustration of living on the wrong side of nu-millennium Britain, Strawberry Blondes reinvent the past and spit it into the future.
Strawberry Blondes second full length album 'Fight Back', available now on Not On Your Radio Records (NOYR0016CD) in the UK and Wolverine Records (WRR 157) in Europe and Japan. Featuring The Briggs, Joey La Rocca and former Stubborn All-Stars front man and New York City ska legend King Django.
"These riotous, rousing anthems, have a flair and social conscience of their very own. A passionate, powerful album"
Kerrang KKK "Fight Back is passionate and energetic. Fans will quite rightly lap it up"
Punktastic 4/5 "An album dripping with integrity, a musical masterpiece"
Room Thirteen 13/13 "This is an album packed full of anthem lung busting and rousing songs"
Distorted 7/10 "Packed full of ideas and political imagery. It has energy and raw power and with brains to match the brawn these boys should do well"
All Gigs "With 'Fight Back' Wolverine will release one of the best punk rock albums of 2009. Fucking brilliant album!"
Crazy United (Germany) "Fight Back is a brilliant punk album"
Dozen Musik 13/15 (Germany) "Fight Back is one of the best streetpunk albums of 2009"
Waste Of Mind (Germany) "Fight Back hit's you like a punch in the face. This album has it all"
Moloko Plus (Germany) "15 fucking brilliant punk rock hits, there just isn't a bad song on this album"
Screwed Blued Tattooed (Germany) "This is a brilliant record"
Tatowier Magazine (Germany) "Pure and honest roots punk"
Whiskey Soda (Germany)
Strawberry Blondes critically acclaimed incendiary debut album 'Rise Up' available now on Deck Cheese Records (DECK035 CD). Featuring Goldblade's John Robb and a stunning dub remix by Don Letts & Dan Donovan's Dub Cartel.
"Prime rabble-rousing hooks. A debut that stands amongst it's influences and peers"
Kerrang KKKK "It's real and it's raw, the way it should be"
Rock Sound 7/10 "A big future ahead of them, so join their revolution and sing it loud"
Big Cheese 4/5 "This debut echoes the energy, voice and genre mixing of The Clash"
Distorted An album that will remain in your sound system for weeks to come . . . fuck me yes!"
Filth & The Furey 10/10 "Something tells me that this record will do well in punk circles"
Punktastic 3.5/5 "The Incediary sound of '77"
Classic Rock 7/10 "This album is relentless. 13 tracks of 2 minute anthems, everyone a sure hit"
The Wrench "The best British punk album of the last 10 years"
Room Thirteen 13/13 "Pegged into the right skeletons of The Clash and Rancid, Strawberry Blondes will break out as the next heavy hitter"
Sugarbuzz "Great record, one of the best records from the UK this year"
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Hey, you guys are okay x. I saw you in Manchester and Sheffield, it was nice to see Mickie wearing his good jeans in Sheffield but I kinda preffered the one's he wore in Manchester. ;)
Brilliant gig last night in Sheffield, coming to Birmingham tonight but due to work etc we will miss your set, you should be on 2nd anyway, then we'd definitely catch you.
You were our 3rd gig in a week and by far the best support (and one of those were green day!)
Hey guys! Loved the new record from first listen and it just keeps getting better and better with every spin!!! Another goddamn punk rock classic from the SBs!!!!!
Hey guys, thanks alot of the add. Hope alls well with you, if you play the US soon maybe we can play with you guys. Thanks again and hope everythings good.