The Strike

The Strike

The Strike is a group from the United States that appears in several distinct forms across different scenes. One version is a five-member synth-pop band based in Los Angeles, led by Chris Crabb and joined by Alex Palazzo on guitar, David Maemone on keys, Frank Ojeda on bass, and Jay Tibbitts on drums. This lineup releases Faint of Heart in 2017 and A Dream Through Open Eyes in 2024.

Another The Strike belongs to British Oi! and forms part of the first wave of that style in the 1980s. It is best known for appearing on the Strength Thru Oi! compilation.

A third band with the same name emerges in Minneapolis in the 1990s as a leftist punk group. That version draws influence from 1970s punk acts including The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, and the Undertones, and releases full-length records on Johann's Face Records and Victory Records in Chicago.

The name is also associated with a USA pop band whose recorded styles are listed as alternative rock, funk rock, jazz-funk, pop, rock, and synth funk.