STRIPES. STRIPES.
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Elder Conservatorium graduate Harry Starick formed stripes. as a solo project before bringing Blake Pedler on board as a drummer. Their mixture of “pretty guitar riffs and aggressive, hard hitting drums” are the sort of thing you want to hear in a grungy, city pub at 1am in the morning. But Starick’s standalone EP, recorded during lockdown last year, underscores some surprisingly mellower influences. Where did the name Stripes. come from? Harry: I used to wear stripy shirts a lot and it was my nickname for a while. Then there’s this math rock band called sports., with a
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full stop on the end that I really like and I sort of pinched that. I think band names short always be short, sweet, and memorable. What was the original idea behind Stripes.? H: Blake came to the band pretty recently as a drummer. For the most part it was pretty similar before that. Not much has changed in terms of the math rock influence, but I think our sound has gotten a lot less heavy. We’ve been listening to a lot of American Football which has a much softer, cleaner sound, but regardless, we’re a still a math rock band at heart. What sort of music were you guys listening to before you formed Stripes.? Has it rubbed off on your work? Blake: I was listening to a lot of Tiny Moving
