No – we’re not talking about black eyes , although these two Shiners are worthy of shaking a stick at in aggravated excitement! All for bribery, it seems those extra milk and cookies worked a treat on old Saint Nick, who very generously planted two promising acts underneath the Shiny Christmas tree last December. Our glittering Cheshire grins continued right through the New Year, at the exciting deliverance of Melbourne’s Boy in a Box, and Sydney’s Strangers.

Boy in a Box fulfils all of the nostalgia of their ogling and apathetic nemesis, Jack – minus the anticipation-induced anxiety. Replace torment with enjoyment, and you have their be-bopping track “Moon Comes Up”, which you are sure to have heard on one of its many spins on the Triple J airwaves. With an up tempo b-b-bounce and a bada-bing chorus that contemporises the charisma of the Golden Years, it is a combination that would even get Tony Soprano tapping his feet. Slicker than a switchblade comb and with a debut EP in the works, there is big news ahead for this debonair delight. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you… beware it bites!

Strangers are a five part rock & roll outfit who tick all of the riff rambling boxes. Far removed from the sweat soaked baby snatchers your mother warned you about, these fellows are the teen dream equivalent of parental woes. With their debut single “Red Brick” on the brink of release and a string of supports dangling in the air like a candy filled piñata, Strangers wont be strangers for long!

At Shiny, we are so excited by Boy in a Box and Strangers,  that we have been shouting their praises around our headquarters like a pre-pubescent boy in a LAN café. So get those moist palms ready and grasp them both by the coat tails, we foresee plenty of success for these two vibrant young bands.