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  • Audio CD (June 13, 2006)
  • Original Release Date: June 13, 2006
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Hybrid Recordings
  • ASIN: B000FIHJMO
  • Also Available in: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #127,050 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Love Don't Owe You Anything
2. Pretty Girl
3. Martin Luther Ave.
4. Night Is Still
5. For Blue Skies
6. Spirit Fingers
7. April's Smiling at Me
8. Cars and History
9. Falling Asleep with You
Disc: 2
1. Bonus Material [DVD]
2. Night Is Still [DVD]
3. For Blue Skies [DVD]
4. Spirit Fingers [DVD]
5. April's Smiling at Me [DVD]
6. Cars and History [DVD]
7. Falling Asleep with You [DVD]

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A Collaboration Between Songwriters Matthew Ryan and Neilson Hubbard. Originally, the Strays was a Side-project for Each Writer. An Experiment to Be Released for Fans on their Individual Websites. As They Reached New Hurdles in the Recording Process, They Brought in Friends to Help Push Things Even Further. A Few of These Friends Stuck around to Become Part of the Strays. Brian Bequette (Garrison Starr) Contributes Electric Guitars and Loops, Billy Mercer (Ryan Adams) Plays Bass, and Steve Latanation (Agent Orange) Plays Drums. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Off the beaten path, June 13, 2006
By Stephen Doig (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
Matthew Ryan and Neilson Hubbard are two exceptionally talented yet criminally overlooked artists from the songwriting mecca of Nashville. Jointly, they are Strays Don't Sleep, and they have combined their skills to create a beautiful, brooding, soulful, late-night pop record - the sort best experienced alone, in the dark, with headphones on.

Ryan and Hubbard are both Americana/alt.country style singer-songwriters, and both cover similar emotional territory in their solo careers, but in terms of execution their differences are like night and day. Where Matthew Ryan's vocals are dark, gritty, visceral, Neilson Hubbard's are lighter and more open in tone and are delivered with a haunting sincerity reminiscent of the Jayhawks frontman Gary Louris. Each takes their turn at lead-vocal with the other playing a supporting role, and when the two voices converge the effect is quite magical.

As well as great harmonizing, these songs are built around an interesting mix of acoustic & electric guitars, bass, synth, keyboard loops, and beats, and there's a deep sense of musicality and integrity to everything that's been crafted here. Though the quality is great throughout, the middle section of this CD is particularly affecting with the hushed beauty of 'Night Is Still', the chilling and evocative 'For Blue Skies' and the sad, beautiful and hopeful 'Spirit Fingers'.

Originally intented only as a side-project or experiment, Strays Don't Sleep has become something much more - a full-fledged group and an exciting creative force. Hopefully this isn't the last we hear from them.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth Checking Out, July 26, 2006
By Brian Dun "l8comer" (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm not a huge Matthew Ryan fan, but I too saw them on Conan and was very impressed with their performance. The gritty voice and the guitar harmonies are a nice compliment to one another. The two outstanding songs from this album are "Love Don't Owe You A Thing" and "Martin Luther Ave." This album would get the full five stars if it was a bit more uptempo, especially on some of the later songs.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Video accompanying Audio? Interesting Concept, June 29, 2006
I first heard of this group through their video microsite "The Film Den". Not only are the songs intriguing but the videos produced to accompany the music are breathtaking. After that I rushed to buy the album and it has been non-stop in my cd player. I have come to find that this cd is very relaxing and puts me in a very tranquil state. It is truly a masterful blend of styles that is sure to please any listener.
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