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Strangers With Candy began in 1999 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, carving a path through the rock and pop landscape under a sequence of names before settling on Lifer. Their rise included national exposure after winning MTV's Ultimate Cover Band Contest in 2000, which helped secure a six-record deal with Universal/Republic. The band released their sole full-length album, Lifer, in 2001, following an early EP, No Need, in 2000. In 2020–2022 they issued a string of singles, and in 2025 they released The Start of Something Else EP digitally. While 2025 tour dates aren’t confirmed, a 2026 show is listed in Bradford, England according to concert-tracking sites. The lineage, music, and online presence continue to attract fans across streaming services and the band’s official channels.