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Intimate Stranger: Under.

"Under is an instantly likable collection of danceable modern pop/rock tunes with a difference. This band's overall sound is something like Bjork mixed with The Pretenders with a light touch of Martha and the Muffins added for good measure (?!). The melodies are contagious...and vocalist Tessie Spoljaric-Woodgate has an incredible voice that just oozes with genuine sincerity. The more we spin this album the better these songs sound. Cool credible modern pop tracks include "Moments," "Nighttime," "Held,""Shiny Tears," and "Gone and Buried." Top pick." www.babysue.com

"Intimate Stranger manages to capture all your attention in the first few seconds of their second album, Under. Tessie's (bass and vocals) natural and exciting intonations take us on a trip through delicateand energetic sounds of indie-rock - which could evoke a some-what 90's feel - but Lautaro's garage-like fresh riffs bring us back to the present-day. The album evolves through 10 stories of strange loves.The band certainly has a clear goal: to sound unique, both live and in the studio. They demonstrated this with their recent promotional tour in the US, which included SXSW music festival. This new album has some real gems: the enthusiastic 'Note to Self', the unbeatable, ‘Beastie Queen’, and the eclectic, ‘All Things Pretty’. Intensely elegant overall.
Cristián Carrasco www.extravaganza.cl

"With front lady Woodgate singing and on bass, Lautaro Vera on guitar, Mauricio Muñoz rocking the drums and Ismael Palma pouring over the keyboard, Intimate Stranger is a complete and talented team ready to intoxicate any listener." - Derek Lactaoen, Revolver Magazine

“The title “Under” reflects an ongoing journey – through the paradoxes - towards self-realization and understanding, from ruin to euphoria and all the chaos that lies between. The single Under, released in the USA in December 2009 has already become a favorite of the student airways.
It tells of states of subjection and feelings of being subordinate to something outside oneself. A sense of not being in control of our existence and our experiences (i.e. ‘under the influence’) whether manifest through pleasure, or painful emotions and self-destructive tendencies. (Note to Self, Moments) Another element is going back and forth through states of unconsciousness and emptiness and a sense of being unable to reach an unattainable place and understanding of our identity (Held, Nighttime, Little Steps, Under) Through confusion and a feeling of dual existence, to short bouts of empowerment and desires for beauty and perfection (All things Pretty, Beastie Queen, Shiny Tears, Gone and Buried).” - Tessie Spoljaric-Woodgate, Intimate Stranger

Tracklisting for Under

1. Moments
2. Nighttime
3. Under
4. Held
5. Beastie Queen
6. All Things Pretty
7. Note to Self
8. Shiny Tears
9. Little Steps
10. Gone and buried

Intimate Stranger: Life Jacket.

The album blends well-paced alternative rock with effective and lingering pop melodies that recall the song structures of their late 80’s indie rock influences, but with a really modern sound. ‘Life Jacket’ is a collection of stories personifying the disconcerting life experiences and deaths of its haunting characters. ‘For Annie’, one of the singles from the album is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name. Its’ simple and driven instrumentation back the smooth, melodic female vocals that complete the band’s ambience of melancholic indie rock.

Tracklisting for Life Jacket:

1. Back in the box
2. 5 more minutes
3 .The chase
4 . Life Jacket
5. Above
6 . I only have eyes for
7 . In the black
8 . Eva
9 . Prospero
10 . Dead dog