With the impending release of “Songs From Another Country” and a shortened band name, the webmaster caught up with Chris Adams to get the inside story.
The big question must be the name change. Why drop the THING?
Well, this present line-up has gradually evolved into a totally different beast, with its own distinct identity, so I wanted to differentiate it from the band that made the Charisma albums.
So why didn’t you change it for the last album, ‘Moments of Truth’?
Good question. I actually thought about putting it out under my own …

STRING DRIVEN THING were one of the most innovative progressive/folk rock bands of their time. Their selftitled album and “The Machine That Cried”, released by Charisma in 1972/1973 are now cult collector items !

As STRING DRIVEN, Chris Adams leads a stripped down four piece with a punchy Americana sound. The new album, “Songs from Another Country” is due for release in June 2009

In February 2009, String Driven engaged RWS to develop and produce a new content-driven website to coincide with the upcoming launch of the album “Songs from Another Country”.
Utilising Wordpress & a heavily recoded theme originally developed by Michael Hutagalung, the new site allows the band to release information about upcoming gigs and record releases as well as post videos and tracks from recent performances.
The previous official website is located here, so go take a look and compare the old and the new!