Kane Strang
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| caption = Strang performing in 2017
| birth_name = Kane James Strang
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| birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Lo-fi{{cite web|last=Donelson|first=Marcy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kane-strang-mn0003331495/biography|website=allmusic.com|title=Kane Strang|accessdate=18 December 2020}}
- Psychedelia
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- singer
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- vocals
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| years_active = 2013–present
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Kane James Strang{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/889498507 |title=BESIDE MYSELF |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 9, 2023}} is a New Zealand musician from Dunedin.[https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/highly-strang Otago Daily Times: Highly Strang - profile of Kane Strang 26 June 2017] He has released a demo album, A Pebble and a Paper Crane (2013), and three studio albums: Blue Cheese (Ba Da Bing Records, 2016)[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21623-blue-cheese/ Pitchfork.com: review of Blue Cheese, 8 March 2016] Two Hearts and No Brain (Dead Oceans, 2017),[https://deadoceans.com/artists/kane-strang/ Dead Oceans: Kane Strang]{{Cite web |url=https://www.londoninstereo.com/kane-strang-two-hearts-and-no-brain-album-review/ |title=LondoninStereo.com: review of Two Hearts and No Brain, 4 July 2017 |access-date=16 May 2020 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125163102/https://www.londoninstereo.com/kane-strang-two-hearts-and-no-brain-album-review/ |url-status=dead }} and Happy to Perform (Kane Strang, 2021).{{Citation |title=Happy to Perform |date=2021-03-16 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2vWCSy5MJ04lU43TAA1zE3 |access-date=2023-03-22 |language=en}} Strang also has several singles that no longer can be found through any of his public profiles; Standstill (2020),{{Citation |title=kane strang - standstill |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDwnP0QTa8s |access-date=2023-03-22 |language=en}} In Thailand (2014){{Citation |title=In Thailand - Kane Strang |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6v86OaEJP4 |access-date=2023-03-22 |language=en}} Together with bassist Rassani Tolovaa and drummer Mitchell Innes, Strang formed the band Office Dog, who released their first album, Spiel, in January 2024.
Background
Strang grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand around a family of musicians.{{cite web|last=Baser|first=Darryl|url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/features/kane-strang/|website=nzmusician.co.nz|title=Fresh Talent: Kane Strang|accessdate=18 December 2020}}
After completing secondary school, Strang co-founded a band, Dinosaur Sanctuary. They released their debut album, A Public Toilet Told Me Nothing Gets Better, in 2013.
Later that same year, Strang travelled to Germany, staying with his childhood friend, Rassani Tolovaa.{{cite web|last=Pepperell|first=Martyn|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kane-strang-on-self-belief-and-creating-pop-beyond-heteronormative-love-songs/|website=vice.com|title=Kane Strang On Self Belief and Creating Non-Heteronormative Pop|access-date=18 December 2020}}
During his stay, Strang recorded multiple songs in a World War II bomb shelter. Upon returning to New Zealand, Strang self-released these songs in his debut EP, titled A Pebble and a Paper Crane.
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Category:Musicians from Dunedin
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