Street Fruit are back and they’re not messing around. "Hey Operator" — a killer track from their upcoming 2025 album Strange Tanks — proves these guys know exactly what they’re doing.
This is psych-rock at its finest, trippy yet controlled. The band’s having a blast, and honestly? It shows in every note.
If Strange Tanks is meant to be some kind of bizarre, self-contained universe, then "Hey Operator" might just be the perfect doorway in. You’ll want to step through it.
That groove though — it’s sly, almost sneaky. Guitars wobble and jab, blurring together in ways that shouldn’t work but absolutely do.
Nothing stays put for long, which keeps you on your toes. The rhythm section? Tight as hell, driving everything forward with this confident swagger that’s impossible to ignore.
Here’s the thing about analog tape recording — it adds this warmth, this weight that digital just can’t match. But it doesn’t soften the edges; if anything, it makes the bite sharper. Focused. Punchy. Alive.
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The video’s pure psychedelic garage gold. Purple haze visuals, retro flair… the whole nine yards. It captures the song’s energy perfectly and shows Street Fruit’s refusal to take themselves too seriously.
Fun, strange, confident — that’s the Street Fruit formula. And it’s a strong reminder that these guys are carving out something entirely their own.
