Rank Strangers

Indie rock trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota; formed 1990.

rank strangers:
mike wisti: vocal/guitar, november 5, 1990 - present
davin odegaard: bass/vocal, september 24, 1994 - present
shawn davis: drums, september 30, 2004 - present

former members:
doug durbin: drums, november 5, 1990 - april 11, 1998
brien lilja: drums/vocal, april 17, 1998 - september 10, 2004
jacques wait: guitar/vocal, march 31, 1992 - november 13, 1998
leif wisti: bass, november 5, 1990 - september 14, 1994
charles wallin: guitar/vocal, november 5, 1990 - january 25, 1992


​rank strangers discography

nov 2020 i will make chaos (veto 046/veto 047) 10 songs 12"/cd/download 2 songs 7"

sep 2018 my name is not the people (veto 045) 18 songs 12"/cd/download

jun 2018 bring me the head of evan dando/needless to say the party broke up/goldstar #2 (veto 044) 3 songs 7"

jun 2018 far cry from here 25th anniversary remix edition 10 songs cassette/cdr

nov 2015 the box (veto 041) 12 songs 12"/download

may 2015 ringtones (veto 040) 12 songs 12"/download

dec 2014 lady president (veto 039) 12 songs 12"/download

apr 2014 “little shiva’s song” slim town singles (download)

dec 2013 “turf club theme” rock for the rules vol. 2 (download)

nov 2011 “iraq” minnesota remembers vic chestnut (rock the cause) performed by mike nicolai (featuring rank strangers) cd

oct 2010 my green valentine/lady president (veto 037) 2 songs 7"

apr 2008 tücke des objects, die (veto 035) 12 songs 12"/download

dec 2006 the christians are coming for christmas ep (veto 030) 5 songs cdr

2006 “khan!” the best of smoke-free saturday nights volume 03 (pulse) cd

apr 2005 chop chop (veto 029) 6 songs cd/download

oct 2003 I only fear that we are modern (veto 024) 18 songs cd/download

oct 2003 neverwerk ep (veto 023 4 songs 7"

2003 “girls do not make passes at boys who wear glasses” world famous kintama boxers compilation
​ (chicken katsu 6)cd alternate version

2002 “caffeine, alcohol, sleep” hit the hay vol. 6 (sound asleep records zzz012 sweden) cd single version

2002 “my genius” twin town high volume 5 2002-2003 (pulse) cd

nov 2001 rank strangers (veto 019) 12 songs cd/download

may 2001 my genius/caffeine, alcohol, sleep (veto 017) 2 songs 7" “caffeine, alcohol, sleep” alternate version

apr 2000 berry berry bury unreleased (veto 015) 12 songs cdr mike wisti solo demos

jun 1999 consumption (veto 012) 12 songs cd/download

dec 1999 “smash it!” twin town high music yearbook volume 2 1998-99 (pulse) cd

dec 1999 "smash it!" garage d'or christmas tape 1999 ​(garage d'or) cassette recorded live at garage d'or

dec 1998 "safety pin stuck in my heart" garage d'or 4th annual christmas tape 1998 (garage d'or) cassette recorded live
at garage d'or

​nov 1998 ana voog is sleeping/life during wartime (veto 010) 2 songs 7"

nov 1998 “planetarium” twin town high music yearbook 1997-98 (pulse) cd single version

1997 “clown car” live at the turf (sp’rf) 7" split with the glenrustles/mammy nuns/ten ton bridge

oct 1997 target (veto 002/trg) 12 songs cd/download

sep 1997 “hydrocortizone” cute but deadly sampler vol. 3 (trg) cd

aug 1997 target/planetarium (veto 001) 2 songs 7"

1997 “overboard” operation we care-a tribute (oarfin) cd

1997 “left of the dial” a musical nod to the replacements (spmc ear illusion) cd

jun 1996 mystery spot (veto 003) 12 songs cd/download

1996 “i’m a rocker” raspberries preserved-a tribute (ginger) cd

1994 weeds unreleased 15 songs cdr

aug 1993 “seventh sign” let’s make the wiener kid sing his song sampler (tci) cd

​jun 1993 far cry from here (crackpot 1224) 10 songs cd/cassette




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