After making inroads with TV synchs, the Strange Familiar is ready for radio with album 'Chasing Shadows'

While the Strange Familiar is still getting to know the public, its founding members share a deep history. "We actually started a band when we were in sixth grade," vocalist Kira Leyden remembers. The "we" she's referring to includes the band's guitarist, who just happens to be her husband, Jeff Andrea. "I knew I liked him in the fourth grade. Our first gig together was a grade-school dance."

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