Strange Plants return with “Horseshoe Smile,” a bouncy psychedelic pop throwback that lives somewhere between Tears For Fears and The Beatles’ Revolver-era. Happy, trippy, and just the right amount of weird, the track playfully critiques curated digital personas and the exaggerated performances people put on to appear perfect. The song’s title refers to the exaggerated “horseshoe” shape of over-laughed upper teeth – a not-so-subtle jab at the fakeness we often witness in public and online personas.
“Horseshoe Smile” leans fully into its retro-pop influences while distorting them through a funhouse mirror. The track is the third single from the forthcoming full-length Strange Plants album, and showcases the band’s musical versatility with songwriter Matt Brannon taking over lead vocal duties from collaborator Travis Flint. The resulting track gives The Beach Boys feel-good vibes, but with a sharp lyrical wink.
Produced by multi-instrumentalist Robbie Crowell (Sturgill Simpson, Deer Tick), “Horseshoe Smile” is featured on Strange Plants’ eponymous debut album, recorded at the iconic Creative Workshop Studio in Nashville and officially out on June 6th, 2025.
Strange Plants is the new project from Travis Flint and Matt Brannon, former members of Halifax alt-country outfit Hot Mondy. Although Hot Mondy was gaining traction, Brannon and Flint naturally drifted toward a new sonic direction. Their writing sessions began revealing a creative chemistry that felt like the start of something entirely new.
Recorded in just over a week at the legendary Creative Workshop Studio with Robbie Crowell, their self-titled debut album’s 11 tracks capture a raw, analogue spirit. Embracing weirdness, warmth, and a love for old-school recording, Strange Plants is a kaleidoscopic, genre-bending trip – nostalgic, yet fresh.
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