STRANGE ADVANCE in Toronto June 13 @Phoenix Concert Theatre

Fri Jun 06 2025
Strange Advance

While celebrating 40 years since their debut, Strange Advance sold out shows across the country — and now they're bringing the party to Toronto. The legendary Canadian prog-rock-pop group, a staple of 1980s MuchMusic, has announced a Toronto date to mark the 42nd anniversary of their breakout album Worlds Away. The record featured the hit singles “She Controls Me” and “Kiss in the Dark,” and earned the band a JUNO nomination for Most Promising Group of the Year in 1983.Tomas Mureika of AllMusic calls this album one of Canada's most underrated new wave debut releases.

Legendary Prog-Pop Rockers Strange Advance Are Having a “Perfect Day” with New Single & Tour Dates

Fri Apr 08, 2022
Legendary Prog-Pop Rockers Strange Advance Are Having a “Perfect Day” with New Single & Tour Dates

Borrow from tomorrow, and get a Strange Advance on a “Perfect Day”. The legendary Canadian prog-rock-pop indie group from those heady days of 80s MuchMusic have got the inside track on a throwdown with their latest single — available now! And it’s as exciting sonically as it’s a hat tip to the yesteryear of pop influence.

Check out “Perfect Day” on YouTube here:

While the band was initially formed in the late 70s by Drew Arnott, Darryl Kromm, and Paul Iverson, the lineup would shake into its current existence of Arnott joined by Ian Cameron, Ross Friesen, Rob Bailey, Sean Dillon, and Alexander (A-Train) Boynton. Together, the culmination of individual talent, meshed with their like-minded influences in pop and prog rock, Strange Advance has continued and maintained their unique eclecticism of sound and song.