Only Strangers are a four-piece melodic punk band from Stoke-on-Trent, England. The band formed in Spring 2011 and consists of Paul Beard (Drums), Adam Gater (Bass/Vocals), Joe Hawthorne (Guitar) and Dec O'Reilly (Guitar/Vocals).
It was around the age of 11 when making beats won out over video games to become Oh No
The boy with the dot in his name and the dubby background, started to play records in
the early 90s far in the darkest reaches of the ruff'n'tuff Harz mountains, in former East Germany. This little country bumpkin practiced dilingently every night by candlelight at his aunt's farm.
1994. Phon.o cites the hay in the barn, the dirt in the fields and the sheep form calling him from beyond the hills as strong early influences of his deep and dirty style. In these times he got his first turntables and used every free hour to practise in his hidden secret cottage.