New music from What Strange Beasts

Hailing from Bryn Mawr-Skyway in Washington State, What Strange Beasts is a psychedelic prog rock outfit who instil their compositions with deep reflections on themes including science, philosophy and the human condition. Formed by a close-knit group of friends, on their artistic vision they share, “When we write a song, it’s personal. It’s always personal. The characters and concepts in the music are metaphors for emotions we are all experiencing to varying degrees and the stories give us a way forward with those feelings.”

Featuring the talented musicianship of drummer and vocalist Jonathan Maxwell, Benjamin Ruby on synths and vocals, Aaron Kremer on bass, synths and vocals, and guitarist Alley C, the four-piece have been sharing their captivating sonic output since the release of their debut single “Up In The Air” in March 2021.

Working with producer Don Gunn, they released their first full-length record with The Maestro’s Tale and unveiled the full scope of their original guitar-based rock sound. Now with their sophomore album set to drop tomorrow, the expansive twenty-six track LP Starlight’s Castaways, they bring us the lead single lifted from the upcoming record with the track titled “Cat’s Paw”.

With their first new studio music in eighteen months, “Cat’s Paw” sees What Strange Beasts deliver their highly anticipated follow up to their stellar debut album. “Alley’s song idea was one we really workshopped quite a bit to get the right feeling to the lyrical flow, and really capture the offsets of chaos and excitement that the sound brought,” they offer on the single.

Packed full of driving guitar lines, punching percussion and soaring vocal leads, “Cat’s Paw” captures the very best of What Strange Beasts’s sensational style of modern prog rock music. Cinematic, dramatic and instantly memorable, on the first taste of their second record they continue to operate at the top of their game and build excitement for their imminent release.

Listen to Cat’s Paw below