Strange Company Reveal Absorbing New Single “Waves”
New Single & Music Video Out Now!
Following the success of their return with Do You Feel Numb?, South Wales alt-rock quintet Strange Company are following it up with another brand new single. Titled Waves, the new single sees Strange Company exploring darker aspects to their sound, with a sonic approach that walks the tightrope between post-hardcore and post-rock, taking elements of both and creating an absorbing, unique song that will have listeners hitting repeat over and over.
Strange Company guitarist Owen Weston expands on how Waves came to be:
“Sonically, ‘Waves’ ended up on the darker and more atmospheric side of our spectrum. When I first wrote the bare bones of the song, I was listening to a lot of Citizen, which definitely came through in the emo-leaning feel of the original demo. Once I took it to the boys, though, every element of the song seemed to get heavier. We added delayed guitars, swelling textures and echoed vocals, which transformed it into a much denser, more evolving soundscape. Alef and I have always had a real love for shoegaze, and I think that comes through pretty clearly in the final mix. It’s been really interesting hearing that version alongside the original demo and seeing how far the song evolved.
Lyrically, the song continues the themes we started exploring with our previous release, ‘Do You Feel Numb?’. ‘Waves’ is about those points in life where you suddenly find yourself somewhere — good or bad — without really understanding how you got there, or where you’re supposed to go next. I originally wrote the chorus lyric, “Where are we going? Where have we been?” as a placeholder, fully intending to come back to it and replace it with something more poetic or clever. But we all loved the simplicity of those lines, and the more we lived with them, the more we realised they said exactly what we wanted them to.
Sometimes there’s no need to overcomplicate it.”
Waves is also available to stream now on this link.
The video for Waves, like the video for Do You Feel Numb?, is a cinematic piece that can can be interpreted by those watching in many ways. Filmed at Aberavon Beach in South Wales, it had the band wanting to bring a physical reality to the track, as bassist Josef Lovett explains:
“For the video, we wanted to build a very literal visual world around the song — something that could bring the lyrical themes to life and give shape to the world we’d been imagining since we first started writing and recording these songs. From the beginning, we knew we wanted to use a lot of water, waves and submerged imagery to evoke those feelings of desperation, struggle and being completely out of your depth.
The video is entirely narrative-driven, with no traditional band performance shots, so we knew we had to create something that could hold your attention and tell a story on its own. It was a really exciting challenge, and we feel like we’ve created something that captures the atmosphere of the song while also taking that world somewhere of its own.“
As mentioned above, Waves is the follow up to Strange Company’s first new single of 2026, the dark and brooding Do You Feel Numb?. The video for Do You Feel Numb, which explores the concepts of the song on multiple levels, can be enjoyed below:
Do You Feel Numb? is also available to stream on your platform of choice on this link.
About Strange Company
Strange Company are a five-piece alt-rock band hailing from South Wales, known for blending high-energy emo-punk with emotionally charged, modern rock. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Boston Manor and Bring Me The Horizon, the band fuse nostalgic hooks with contemporary grit — creating a sound that feels both familiar and fiercely fresh.
Formed in the shadow of lockdown and shaped by the raw emotion of that era, Strange Company channel themes of disconnection, defiance, and hope into their music. Their most recent release, 2025’s A Beginner’s Guide to Fading Out EP, showcases a more refined yet urgent evolution of their sound — packed with soaring melodies, crashing choruses, and lyrics that cut deep.
With a relentless live energy, the band have earned a reputation for commanding stages across the UK. As 2025 drew to a close, Strange Company took to their biggest stages so far, opening for Skindred at Swansea’s iconic Patti Pavilion, followed by a national run of shows alongside Say It Anyway.
After racking up more live shows in 2026, months of hard work have brought Strange Company to their current point. Their return with Do You Feel Numb? has been very well received and given fans the first taste of what is to come. Fans new and old alike will find themselves greeted by a band ready to make their boldest statement yet!
Strange Company are:
Matt Davies – Vocals
Owen Weston – Guitar
Alef Matthews – Guitar
Josef Lovett – Bass
Charlie Porter – Drums
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