LA Alt-Pop Band The Strike Release A Dream Through Open Eyes (Deluxe Edition) Featuring Remixes and Stripped Versions of Fan Favorite Tracks

September 19, 2025 BY Emma Orland

Alt-pop band The Strike returns with the electrifying deluxe edition of their album A Dream Through Open Eyes, the release builds on the band’s signature mix of soaring vocals, pulsing synths, and arena-ready anthems, now paired with stripped-down versions of fan favorites and reimagined remixes featuring St. Lucia and Great Good Fine Ok. Listen HERE.

“When we made A Dream Through Open Eyes, we wanted it to feel like a soundtrack to everyday life,” says frontman Chris. “With the deluxe edition, we wanted to take it further, giving fans a different perspective on songs they already love and adding brand-new ones that push our sound even bigger. It feels like the full cinematic universe of the album.”

A Dream Through Open Eyes (Deluxe Edition) follows a landmark year for The Strike, who have been on the road playing sold-out headline shows across the U.S. and selling out direct support dates with The Fray. Their momentum skyrocketed after the successful reimagined release of “The Getaway” featuring Mitchell Tenpenny, which showcased their ability to bridge genres. For more information on upcoming releases and tour dates, follow the band on socials. 

The Strike is a pop band at its core that fuses soaring vocal melodies and anthemic choruses over slamming 80’s influenced drums and pulsing synthesizers to create alternative music that sounds like a modern arena rock band. They have toured across continents and attracted fans who often travel long distances to catch their electric live shows that get everyone out of their seats and dancing. Over the last 9 months, the band has seen incredible fan growth both in their streaming as well as touring. The band has  The thread running through their third album, A Dream Through Open Eyes, is one of euphoric, cinematic nostalgia that is so unique to The Strike.

A Dream Through Open Eyes Tracklist:

Volume 1:

  1. American Dream
  2. The Getaway
  3. Just Like Paradise
  4. Down
  5. Soundtrack 
  6. Kids of the Last Days
  7. Heroes of the Heart
  8. Just Friends 
  9. I Wish That You Would
  10. Reckless
  11. Until the Lights Go Out

Volume 2:

  1. The Getaway – Stripped
  2. Down – Stripped 
  3. Soundtrack – Stripped
  4. Just Like Paradise – St. Lucia Remix
  5. Soundtrack – Great Good Fine Ok Remix