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Written by: Ginny Gaines   

For a long time, Ewan Currie lived in a world that worked. He was the voice, the songwriter, and one of the driving forces behind The Sheepdogs, a band that built its reputation on warm, familiar rock and roll. The kind of music that felt timeless. Easy to get into. Hard not to like. Life in that band meant big guitars, tight grooves, and songs that sounded like they could’ve come from another era, but still felt fresh. And for a while, that was enough.

But over time, something started to tug at him. Not in a dramatic way, but more like a quiet feeling in the background. He still loved what he did with the band, but there were songs in his head that didn’t quite belong there. Songs that were softer, stranger, maybe a little more personal. Ideas that didn’t need big guitar riffs or polished lyrics. Instead of ignoring that feeling, he followed it.

In 2019, he stepped away, just a little, and released his first solo album, Out of My Mind. This album felt like opening a door he’d never walked through before. Some songs drifted. Some surprised you. Some didn’t follow any clear path at all. But that was the point. This wasn’t about proving anything, it was about exploring.

After that first step, something changed. He realized he didn’t have to stay in one lane. He could still be the frontman of The Sheepdogs…and also be something else entirely when he wanted to. He leaned into other creative outlets too, like working with his brother in BROS, where things got even more playful and offbeat. Little by little, he was building a second identity, not replacing the first one, but expanding it.

By the time 2025 came around, he wasn’t just experimenting anymore. He was comfortable being out there. That’s when he released Strange Vacation. And this album felt like a whole different kind of journey. If Out of My Mind was him dipping his toes into the water…Strange Vacation was him diving in and swimming wherever he wanted.

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