The High Strung - Ode to the Inverse of the Dude (2007)

The High Strung is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, United States. The band is composed of lead singers and guitarists Josh Malerman and Mark Owen, guitarist Stephen Palmer, bassist Chad Stocker, and drummer Derek Berk. Malerman, Berk, and Owen attended Michigan State University in the late 1990s before moving to New York City. The band formed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when the members of the former East Lansing, Michigan, band The Masons changed their name and added Stocker to the roster. Owen left the band in 2005 and returned in 2016. Palmer joined the group shortly after the recording of Dragon Dicks in early 2010.

ODE combines dreamy sounds and lyrics with the magnificence of the rock band that The High Strung is. Produced by David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Los Campesino's!) a musical/psychological triumph for both a producer who has worked his magic into the hearts of millions and a band who gets better with every album. RIYL: T. Rex, Guided By Voices, Los Campesino's!, Destroyer.