BLACK STROBE TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM

French dance rock four-piece Black Strobe will soon release their long anticipated debut "Burn Your Own Church", a record ten years in the making and which may sound heavier and more rock-oriented than anything the band have done.

Arnaud Rebotini had applied focus on the live performance which ultimately has worked to Black Strobe’s advantage. As a result, Black Strobe have developed into a thrilling live act, with Arnaud an imposing, gravel-voiced front man – a thicker set Nick Cave, perhaps, and the US will get to experience Black Strobe live this July.

He also name checks Klaxons and The Horrors. “I think we’re quite close to Klaxons in terms of production, although maybe we are a little bit darker because of the low voice and the different influences. But we have the same mood, the same mix of synths and guitars.” Indeed, a hybrid of Klaxons and The Horrors isn’t the worst description of Black Strobe.

“The album is a collection of raw songs about love, addiction, (self) waste. It’s an album made by guys who love to “burn their own church.”

Black Strobe “Burn Your Own Church” is out June 5, 2007 on Playlouder Recordings.

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