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How do you quantify a lost record? Strange Kind of Paradise was in the making for almost two decades. Many fans had long since given up hope that it would ever see the light of day – yet here we are, with the final recording that completes Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's seminal work. The band has matured, but has lost none of its edge. Strange Kind of Paradise still burns with the raw intensity that originally made Red Lorry Yellow Lorry so captivating.

The album battles the chaos of modern life, grappling with themes of disillusionment, survival, and fleeting transcendence. Entropy and defiance collide here: guitars clash and twist like battle cries, rhythms surge forward with grim determination, and Chris Reed's unmistakable voice—full of experience and hard-won truth—leads the storm. Lyrically, the album captures a world spiraling out of control: broken promises, corrupt systems, and the relentless search for meaning amidst the ruins. Yet, in typical Lorries fashion, an underlying resilience resonates—a refusal to succumb to despair. Strange Kind of Paradise is not a retreat into nostalgia; it is a raw, haunting document of our time, delivered with the band's signature understated beauty.

Track listing LP: Strange Kind Of Paradise (Side A) Chicken Feed (Side A) As Long As We're Breathing (Side A) Walking On Air (Side A) Killing Time (Side A) Driving Black (Side B) Shooting Stars (Side B) Many Trapped Tears (Side B) The Only Language (Side B) Worlds Collide (Side B)

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