Artist · chart history
Strata
Band Campbell United States Active 2003–2008 Band from Campbell, California
Strata formed in 2003 in Campbell, United States and was active until 2008. Strata has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2005–2007. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Stay Young”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #73. The station that charted Strata most often is Q101 (Chicago, IL), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2007.
Strata started out in Campbell, California, in 2000, when guitarist Ryan Hernandez and singer Eric Victorino quit their bands and joined forces, calling themselves Downside at first, with bassist Hrag Chanchanian and drummer Patrick Spain. An EP and an album, Sleep, got them noticed, and a development deal with Capitol followed, with Adrian Robison taking over on drums. Much of what they recorded there became their major-label debut on Wind-up, by which point they were Strata.
Their sound is moody, melodic alternative rock with a heavy undertow: chiming, echoing guitars, pounding drums and Victorino's aching vocals climbing out of the gloom. "Never There (She Stabs)" put that tension up front, and the second Wind-up album, Strata Presents the End of the World, in 2007, brought "Stay Young", a big, bittersweet anthem with a chorus built for the back row.
Victorino walked out on January 19, 2008, and the band called it a day. They reunited in 2014, with longtime friend Andrew Bailey filling the drum stool.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Strata on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay Young | 1 | #73 | – | 2007 | |
| 2 | Never There (She Stabs) | 1 | #307 | – | 2005 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 73 | Stay Young | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 |
| 2005 | 307 | Never There (She Stabs) | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
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