STRANGE PAINS

ARTIST DISCOVERED
Strange Pains is the moniker of musician Ted Bradley. I first came across Ted and his music after Noel Heroux (Mass Gothic / Hooray For Earth) shared one of his posts on Instagram. Noel also contributes musically to the track Soon And So On and is responsible for the artwork of the forthcoming full-length The Diamond District I, due out in October. Judging by the four advance tracks released so far, I’m very much looking forward to hearing the album in full.

CHARACTERISTICS THAT APPLY
fuzzy | eccentric | multifaceted

BESIDES THAT
The forthcoming album is produced by Cymbals Eat Guitars’ Joseph D’Agostino, with whom Bradley also played in Empty Country. While D’Agostino was very much the driving force behind Empty Country, the roles are more or less reversed with Strange Pains, with Bradley now taking the lead. According to Stereogum, The Diamond District is planned as a two-part release featuring a total of 18 songs. Part I is arriving now, with Part II set to follow at a later date.