It will go by Civilized. The album’s due out in early July & features:
‘Robot’
‘Freak Out’
‘Tokyo Sky’
‘Numbers’
‘Graffiti Eyes’
‘Prom Zombie’
‘Warchild’
‘The People’
‘Move One’
‘Sonja Cries’
Read my review of SS* @ Pianos here.
Visit Stellastarr* on MySpace.
Last night, Stellastarr* performed an intimate set (their second of five) showcasing tunes from the band’s forthcoming junior release in addition to highlighting myriad favorites from their first two LPs. Back in 2003, I was highly enamored with their brilliant self titled debut and saw the quartet’s live show more times than I can possibly remember. With the undeniably tepid response to 2005′s Harmonies For The Haunted (in spite of mega single: ‘Sweet Troubled Soul’), Stellastarr*’s light seemed to be somewhat fading. It is with a happy heart that I report that the handful of new selections I heard twelve hours ago (including ‘Numbers’) sounded truly flawless. Tracks such as ‘The People’, ‘Graffiti Eyes’, and most notably, ‘Prom Zombie’, are simultaneously powerful and a perfect progression from the band’s earlier material. View photos from the gig below. Visit Stellastarr* on MySpace.
(Setlist) Tokyo Sky. Sweet Troubled Soul. Graffiti Eyes. In The Walls. Freak Out. Jenny. The People. A Million Reasons. School Ya. Numbers. On My Own. Prom Zombie. Somewhere Across Forever. My Coco. No Weather.
Enjoy ‘Numbers’ at the band’s official MySpage page.
12/3 @ Pianos.
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Visit Stellastarr* on MySpace.
View all of the band’s forthcoming autumn gigs here.
All dates are as follows:
November 5th Boston @ Great Scott
November 9th DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
November 10th Philadelphia @ Johnny Brenda’s
December 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th NYC @ Pianos
Visit Stellastarr* on MySpace.
The Brooklyn-based band shares the following message on their MySpace page: *We are finally recording our third record and re-teaming with Tim O’Heir, who produced our first one. It’s good to see Tim again, and he knows the ins and outs of our band very well. We will record through March and make it up as we go. We barged in with 17 songs and have now narrowed it down to 14, with the intention of having 10 or 11 for the final album. We will keep you all updated as we go through the process. Happy New Year!*
Over the last few months, Stellastarr* has been hard at work on their as-of-yet untitled third LP. To test out some of the new material, the band has decided to play a one-off show on August 23rd at New York’s Highline Ballroom, in association with The KOR Project.
Also on the bill are a slew of secret musical guests in addition to a parade of local artists including but not limited to Bradley Fesmire, Klutch, Louisa Bertman, Michael Ornstein, Marka27 & Heavylox. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of NY.
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Last night was the big +1 Anniversary Party at the newly opened Luna Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A fella named Eugene, a lanky hipster who wore his scarf, coat and man-purse on stage as he played, opened the show with some 60′s style rock which, though good, wasn’t exactly met with the warmest of a reception in the cavernous venue. Next time buddy.
Second to the stage were Monsters Are Waiting. Matt and I have seen this band before and loathed every moment of it, this time though, it wasn’t as bad. Their music did resonate with dark and melodic triumph that, at times, was rather engaging. It didn’t hurt as well that the lead singer seems to have cut down on her distracting onstage convulsions.
Next up were those charming boys from Pennsylvania, Illinois. This is my third time with them and without a doubt, the best- perhaps having to due with the fact that lead singer Chris Archibald was a charmingly tipsy and not completely wasted. After the slower music of the first two acts, I think Illinois caught the crowd by surprise with their foot stomping brand of country rock (a sudden image of Kid Rock jumped into my head when I wrote that, please do NOT think Kid Rock people) and very vocal front man. It was a welcomed kick in the pants for those out late on a school night.
The evening’s headliners, and let’s face it, why everybody bothered to show up in the first place, were Stellastarr*. I heard rumours that eventually the show was opened up to the public, but that still couldn’t fill out the crowd last night. It’s surprising. Living in NYC, you come to believe that certain bands are just as popular outside of your little island as they are elsewhere. Stellastarr* is one of those huge NYC bands whose popularity is hard pressed to make it to Brooklyn, or so it seemed last night. Perhaps it was the hour or the feeling of ennui so many young people in the NYC music crowd tend to portray, but a few songs into the set, many folks had left, including my blogger posse holding court at the side table. I myself stayed for about 5 songs and was going to continue on until I at least heard ‘My Coco’ or ‘Jenny,’ but thought better of it and decided to be satisfied with hearing ‘Sweet Troubled Soul,’ the superb single off of the group’s 2005 album.
MP3: Illinois- ‘Alone Again‘ and ‘Screendoor‘
Stellastarr*- The James Iha remix of ‘Sweet Troubled Soul‘
Last night was the big +1 Anniversary Party at the newly opened Luna Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A fella named Eugene, a lanky hipster who wore his scarf, coat and man-purse on stage as he played, opened the show with some 60′s style rock which, though good, wasn’t exactly met with the warmest of a reception in the cavernous venue. Next time buddy.
Second to the stage were Monsters Are Waiting. Matt and I have seen this band before and loathed every moment of it, this time though, it wasn’t as bad. Their music did resonate with dark and melodic triumph that, at times, was rather engaging. It didn’t hurt as well that the lead singer seems to have cut down on her distracting onstage convulsions.
Next up were those charming boys from Pennsylvania, Illinois. This is my third time with them and without a doubt, the best- perhaps having to due with the fact that lead singer Chris Archibald was a charmingly tipsy and not completely wasted. After the slower music of the first two acts, I think Illinois caught the crowd by surprise with their foot stomping brand of country rock (a sudden image of Kid Rock jumped into my head when I wrote that, please do NOT think Kid Rock people) and very vocal front man. It was a welcomed kick in the pants for those out late on a school night.
The evening’s headliners, and let’s face it, why everybody bothered to show up in the first place, were Stellastarr*. I heard rumours that eventually the show was opened up to the public, but that still couldn’t fill out the crowd last night. It’s surprising. Living in NYC, you come to believe that certain bands are just as popular outside of your little island as they are elsewhere. Stellastarr* is one of those huge NYC bands whose popularity is hard pressed to make it to Brooklyn, or so it seemed last night. Perhaps it was the hour or the feeling of ennui so many young people in the NYC music crowd tend to portray, but a few songs into the set, many folks had left, including my blogger posse holding court at the side table. I myself stayed for about 5 songs and was going to continue on until I at least heard ‘My Coco’ or ‘Jenny,’ but thought better of it and decided to be satisfied with hearing ‘Sweet Troubled Soul,’ the superb single off of the group’s 2005 album.
MP3: Illinois- ‘Alone Again‘ and ‘Screendoor‘
Stellastarr*- The James Iha remix of ‘Sweet Troubled Soul‘
Last night was the big +1 Anniversary Party at the newly opened Luna Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A fella named Eugene, a lanky hipster who wore his scarf, coat and man-purse on stage as he played, opened the show with some 60′s style rock which, though good, wasn’t exactly met with the warmest of a reception in the cavernous venue. Next time buddy.
Second to the stage were Monsters Are Waiting. Matt and I have seen this band before and loathed every moment of it, this time though, it wasn’t as bad. Their music did resonate with dark and melodic triumph that, at times, was rather engaging. It didn’t hurt as well that the lead singer seems to have cut down on her distracting onstage convulsions.
Next up were those charming boys from Pennsylvania, Illinois. This is my third time with them and without a doubt, the best- perhaps having to due with the fact that lead singer Chris Archibald was a charmingly tipsy and not completely wasted. After the slower music of the first two acts, I think Illinois caught the crowd by surprise with their foot stomping brand of country rock (a sudden image of Kid Rock jumped into my head when I wrote that, please do NOT think Kid Rock people) and very vocal front man. It was a welcomed kick in the pants for those out late on a school night.
The evening’s headliners, and let’s face it, why everybody bothered to show up in the first place, were Stellastarr*. I heard rumours that eventually the show was opened up to the public, but that still couldn’t fill out the crowd last night. It’s surprising. Living in NYC, you come to believe that certain bands are just as popular outside of your little island as they are elsewhere. Stellastarr* is one of those huge NYC bands whose popularity is hard pressed to make it to Brooklyn, or so it seemed last night. Perhaps it was the hour or the feeling of ennui so many young people in the NYC music crowd tend to portray, but a few songs into the set, many folks had left, including my blogger posse holding court at the side table. I myself stayed for about 5 songs and was going to continue on until I at least heard ‘My Coco’ or ‘Jenny,’ but thought better of it and decided to be satisfied with hearing ‘Sweet Troubled Soul,’ the superb single off of the group’s 2005 album.
MP3: Illinois- ‘Alone Again‘ and ‘Screendoor‘
Stellastarr*- The James Iha remix of ‘Sweet Troubled Soul‘
