Popmatters premieres four versions of The Orange Peels' "Something Strange Happens"

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Warning! This song is highly addictive! It's the second edition of "The Evolution of a Song" from The Orange Peels!

This time it's "Something Strange Happens," about which Jedd Beaudoin of Popmatters says, "It has all the makings of a hit. Or at least the kind of hit that music critics imagine will be a hit. It's made of all the stuff that fans of Marshall Crenshaw, The Posies, and Big Star appreciate and, in its way, predicts the more recognizable elements of power punk and emo." Four versions: From the take on leader Allen Clapp's pre-Peels album, to an early scrapped studio mix, to the newly remastered official release, to a brand new 2020 version. The 40-track deluxe reissue of 1997's Square, aka Square Cubed, is out now on Minty Fresh.