By Curtis Killian

December 8, 2014

Self-described "Pennsyltucky-fried sister-folk" band the Hello Strangers, led by Berklee graduate Larissa Chace Smith '01 and her sister, Brechyn Chace, has been on the rise since its 2006 formation in Austin, Texas and subsequent move to rural Pennsylvania.

With a catalogue of original music comprised of American folk traditions and modern indie rock, the band won AirPlay Direct's Win an Americana Record Deal Contest in 2012, providing the opportunity to work with producer Steve Ivey of the award-winning IMI Records in Nashville, Tennessee. Hear an excerpt from the resulting self-titled debut album by the Hello Strangers.