Strangers In Uniform (band)

Strangers in Uniform, (previously known as Smile, It's Raining) was the former band of American musician A Censored Sunlight. The band consisted of Sunlight, Tommy Loftus, Brendan McDonough, and Mac Catrambone. The band remained together and performed throughout 2010, but after McDonough left the band, the group eventually disbanded due to musical conflict of interest between Sunlight and Loftus. The band never recorded a studio album.

Formation (2009)
In 2009, Brendan McDonough, long-term friend of A Censored Sunlight, brought together Sunlight and Liz Berg, McDonough's music instructor. Berg, having connection with other teen musicians in the area, brought Tom Loftus and Mac Catrambone into the picture. Under Berg's mentorship, the four put together a lengthy set of covers, and within a few months, the band was ready to perform. The group mutually decided not to bring originals into the picture until they'd established themselves as musicians.

Covers and Touring (2010-2011)
Throughout the next two years, the band played local shows. Each song showcased one of the three singers of the band, Sunlight, Loftus, and sing/rapper McDonough. The sound was released to generally positive public reception. The band often disagreed over who would get to be the vocalist for certain songs. Sunlight describes the situation:

"We were way too young and conceited to have formed a full-functioning band. Honestly, every new song we prepared, EVERYONE wanted to be the frontman. And if we were gonna run our band in a way where we were gonna rotate vocalists, we needed to be sacrificial and give someone else a chance to shine. Liz always told us that if we ever got a break, it wouldn't be about us deciding, it would be who the public wanted to see singing. Harmonizing was never enough. We just all loved the spotlight, which is why we're all working solo now."

These disagreements were one of the factors that went into the band's eventual disbandment.

Final Show and Disbandment (2011)
In February 2011, the band had a show to go to which featured a collaboration with another local musician, Abby Schwarz.