Combining humor with punk attitude, Strong Killings continue in the tradition of bands like Angry Samoans and, more recently, Pissed Jeans. Comprised of singer/guitarist Nate Mooter, drummer Mike Loggins (both veterans of punky power pop revivalists the Lashes), and bassist/singer Carlos Lopez-Lopez, Strong Killings formed in Seattle after the bandmembers jammed together at house parties and took their name from the description of an R-rated movie. Their self-titled full-length debut arrived on Don’t Stop Believin’ in summer 2011, a collection of rapid-fire, high-energy songs covering themes like dinosaurs, drinking, and breaking things, with scenester rant "Too Cool" featured on the MTV Hive music blog. ~ Chrysta Cherrie