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The Strays come from all over the globe: England, Greece and the United States. Uk-bred frontman Toby Marriott grew up deep inside of rock & roll--you see his dad is the late Steve Marriott, British rock royalty, the voice & frontman of legendary '60s mod band, The Small Faces. Of course, Steve went on to additional fame teaming up with a young guitarist known as Peter Frampton in British blues/rock gods Humble Pie. This then was the early life Toby knew before relocating to Los Angeles in 2004, where he hooked up with a local guitar abuser named Jeffrey Saenz and bassist Dimitrious Koutsiouris who had recently emigrated from Athens, Greece. Breaking with the Marriott family genes, The Strays' dirty, raucous rock as heard on their debut Le Futur Noir (TVT) is a D.I.Y. smash-up of The Replacements, Oasis, and the dub-reggae side of the Clash. Included on the album is "Life Support" a track which first gained attention on the soundtrack to the hit action flick, Transporter 2. The Strays have hit the road for a nearly endless tour and have already spent July 2006 supporting punk legends The Buzzcocks, along with The Adored.