Reggae and Dance hall champions The Strides are dropping their hotly awaited third album, The Youth, The Rich and The Fake with an official launch at Iconic Sydney venue The Basement. The new LP represents the culmination of the band’s sound, forged through countless shows performing to frenzied dance floors across the country throughout their seven years on the scene.

Fronted by the dusty, floating serenades of Ras Roni (Barbados) and the lung-puncturing toasts of Lil GZeus (Fiji) over a rock-solid rhythm section and combative horns, the Sydney 8-piece have returned with their heaviest release yet, with collaborations from Papua New Guinean soul siren Ngaiire and Sierra Leonese ragga powerhouse “Blacker” Conteh.

With support from Declan Kelly