Strange Ranger was an American

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band formed in

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in 2009. They were originally named Sioux Falls but changed the moniker in 2016. The group announced their disbandment on October 30, 2023, via an Instagram post.

History

The group began as the high school project of guitarist and vocalist Isaac Eiger and bassist Fred Nixon in their hometown of

. Eiger and Nixon bonded over their love of bands like

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and

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, which influenced their sound. In 2010, Eiger and Nixon relocated to Portland and started putting out music on

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in the early 2010s under the name Sioux Falls. On May 7, 2012, Sioux Falls released their first EP on Bandcamp, ''Odds 'n' Ends''. In 2013, the group released their second EP, ''Big Krackel''. In 2014, the band recruited drummer Benjamin Scott. On May 14, 2014, Sioux Falls released their third EP, ''Lights Off For Danger''. On February 10, 2015, Sioux Falls released ''Fadeaway'', a split EP with indie band Snow Roller via Broken World Media. On February 19, 2016, Sioux Falls released their debut full-length album, ''Rot Forever'', via Broken World Media. Later in 2016, the band saw the exit of drummer Benjamin Scott, and changed their name to Strange Ranger. On October 6, 2017, Strange Ranger released their first album under their new name, ''Daymoon''. In 2017, the group added vocalist Fiona Woodman and drummer Nathan Tucker to their lineup. In 2019, Strange Ranger released their third full-length album as a band (second as Strange Ranger), titled ''Remembering the Rockets''. The band's fourth album, ''Pure Music'', released July 21, 2023 via Fire Talk Records. The album signified a shift from indie rock into more poppy electronic sounds. In their disbandment announcement on Instagram, the band stated that ''Pure Music'' will be the last Strange Ranger album.

Discography

Studio albums as Sioux Falls * ''Rot Forever'' (2016, Broken World Media) as Strange Ranger * ''Daymoon'' (2017,

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) * ''Remembering the Rockets'' (2019, Tiny Engines) * ''Pure Music'' (2023, Fire Talk) EPs as Sioux Falls *''Odds 'n' Ends'' (2012, self-released) *''Big Krackel'' (2013, self-released) *''Lights off for Danger'' (2014, self-released) *''Fadeaway'' with

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(2015, Broken World Media) as Strange Ranger *''Sunbeams Through Your Head'' (2016, self-released) *''How It All Went By'' (2018, Tiny Engines) Mixtapes as Strange Ranger * ''No Light in Heaven'' (2021, Fire Talk)

References

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