Wrapped in echoing keyboards and harmony-soaked vocals, Relative Strangers’ sound melds ’70s classic rock and psych pop with jangly guitar-driven spaciness—earning the group frequent comparisons to British rockers Muse. Santa Ana-native twins/co-vocalists Daniel and David Alcala’s lyrics convey joy, pain and nostalgia for teenage kicks and heartaches. (“Just let me, let me catch your eyes/We will meet and never be the same/I am now your friend, why do you wake me again and again?”) The vivacious band started when the Alcala boys were in high school and got together with rhythm guitarist Chris Brown and bassist Aaron Stapish; drummer Chris Garcia joined up in 2008. Relative Strangers’ catchy hooks and explosive arrangements snap and crackle all over their... More >>>