Biography
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Luxury Stranger
Effective period / Period of releases: 2010 - 2024
Members: Paul Sycamore, Chris Ruscoe, Simon York, Christopher Tuke, Neal Spowage, Owen Walton, Tim Smith (43), Tim Bond (2), Jake Hampson
Luxury Stranger is an English band mainly influenced by the sounds of European and UK post-punk/cold wave and indie from 1978 - 1984 and the American ‘Grunge’ and alternative rock scenes of the late eighties/early nineties. Luxury Stranger was founded in 2006 by Simon York when he wrote and recorded the Desolation album as a solo project. After forming a live band, LS progressed into the live arena and through this (as well as utilising a strong online pressence and through radio play), the band built up a strong and faithful following across the UK, parts of Europe, the US and Australia.The current line-up is: Simon York, Harry Hallam and Martin Valentine.