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The Strumbellas
Gang shouts and kick-drum heartbeats—anthropologie rustic with festival sub-drop.
- Indie folk
- Alternative rock
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Spirits crossed banjo twang with chant hook logic perfect for sync placements.
Victoria Day and earlier EPs laid rustic groundwork before mainstream peek.
Live shows lean on communal percussion and fiddle lift.
High-bitrate streams separate violin scrape, stomp board thump, and stacked ohs.
The Strumbellas formed in Lindsay, Ontario, around singer and songwriter Simon Ward. Their folk-pop sound, with banjo and strings, was heard on We Still Move on Dance Floors (2013) and Hope (2016).
Spirits, with its darkly cheerful hook, helped the band win Juno Awards in 2017. The group has also released My Father and Me (2019).
Interesting facts about The Strumbellas
- 01 Canadian indie folk band formed in Lindsay, Ontario in 2008.
- 02 Hope (2016) included Spirits as a Canadian/US alternative radio hit.
- 03 Spirits reached the top five on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart in 2016.
- 04 The band won Juno Awards in 2017.
- 05 Simon Ward is the band’s songwriter.
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