Review - The Stripp - Life Imitates Art (Ghost Highway Recordings) - english version
In a world of records vying for attention through concepts and metadata, “Life Imitates Art” does the simplest thing: it just plays. It sounds as though it was recorded with the idea that, sooner or later, someone will have to take it onto a sticky stage, in front of an audience that isn’t prepared to cut anyone any slack. The Stripp hail from Melbourne’s underground scene (a place that has been churning out rock as if it were a basic necessity for decades) and here they blend Australian-style hard rock, high-energy rock ’n’ roll, punk edge and a certain power-pop discipline: three-minute songs that know when to kick in, when to bite and when to leave the mark of a chorus. Officially released on 23 January 2026, Life Imitates Art arrives thanks to the support of an international alliance of labels. The Australian edition is handled by Bottom of the Barrel , whilst the US market edition is by Spaghetty Town Records . In Europe, distribution is handled by the Spanish veterans at...