On Hello Stranger, Chris Gall and Enik have continued to reduce their music, which was so successful on Climbing Up, to the essentials until it is possible to recognise all the melodies in the seemingly simple and catchy ones. It’s a musical balancing act: modern jazz as the great, all embracing style which gives other influences room to breathe again, released from their commercial straitjacket. Jazz exists here as the final liberty for playing everything that one feels.

"Hello Stranger finds its way into the realm of rock and continues to draw influences from Radiohead, The Beatles, The Bad Plus and e.s.t."
ACT Music