BIO

From Aimsel Ponti’s “Face The Music” in the Portland Press Herald. October 4th, 2021

Stray Bikes is the solo musical project of Andy Porta, the drummer for reggae and ska band Zeme Libre. In a few months, he’ll be releasing an EP called “Luna.” The first single, “Home,” dropped on Sept. 25. The track clocks in at under two minutes, and every second is sublime.

Porta sings and plays guitars and drums on the shimmering, gorgeous song, which also features Ron Porta on bass, Seth Nicholson on strings, backing vocals from Kayla Anderson and additional guitar from Rob Peralta. The whole EP is about Porta’s daughter, Luna, who was born two years ago, and the many emotions and experiences he had through the process of becoming a father, like these:

I never felt this love before
Driving down this highway
I felt the core of my body, my mind and every part of me
I will come home and show up with love

You can purchase “Home” at straybikes.bandcamp.com, and all proceeds will be donated to Black Lives Matter causes and the Fireweed Collective, a nonprofit that offers mental health education and mutual aid.

“Home” Single

• Mixing

• Production

• Drums/guitar/vocals

• Released September 24th, 2021

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