"Strangeways" is the debut release from Seattle-based vintage popsters Hello From Waveland. The band recorded this album during the rainy months last winter in their basement studio using a combination of an old analog tape machine and a fancy new computer. The result is an album of striking depth that offers listeners something rewarding with every spin.The melodies sung by lead singer/guitarist Michael Jaworski are sure to draw comparisons to Sugar-era Bob Mould in both tone and emotional content, but this album is not a one dimensional affair. The psych-tinged country pop of"Deepest Lake" explodes with a lushly orchestrated chorus that might never leave your mind. Songs vary in scope from the sparse and beautiful arrangements of"Trains & Earthquakes" - a song that features John Randolph's delicate slide guitar and heartwrenching lyrics of desolation and failing love - to the power pop rock of"Speaking4clapping" and"Powerless". Here the driving interplay of drummer Mat Mathews and bassist Doran Bastin might inspire dancing in even the most jaded intie hipster."Strangeways" is a diverse offering of rock n' roll that should propel Hello From Waveland to the forefront of important new artists to emerge this year. '"Hello From Waveland's Strangeways is a brilliant rock record that could long outlive the appeal the year's garage rock revivalists". - ALL MUSIC GUIDE - AMG RATING: ****"Strangeways boasts 11 strong pop-rock songs that sound contemporary and timeless, familiar but not tedious."- JUNKMEDIA.ORG