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Stellastarr* -
Stellastarr*
[1] In The
Walls
[2] Jenny
[3] A Million
Reasons
[4] My Coco
[5] No Weather
[6] Moongirl
[7] Somewhere
Across Forever
[8] Homeland
[9] Untitled
[10] Pulp
Song
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Riding the crest of an 80’s
wave is one way to describe Stellastar, but it gives the impression
of another boring rip-off band. Which, essentially, they are,
but their choices for inspiration are wise indeed. If the lead
singer isn’t a Talking Heads fan I’ll eat my hat.
And it’s a nice hat!
I bought this album on the strength of the single “My Coco”
which is perfect in every way. A slow start, a pause and then
BANG. It kicks off, sounding like early Simple Minds (think “Don’t
You Forget About Me” kinda vibe) but with David Byrne doing
the vocals. They even have a female bassist; I would bet this
band are obsessed with the Heads.
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All these
comparisons are somewhat unfair as Stellastar do retain some individuality.
The opener, “In The Walls” is a great tune in it’s
own right, but even after repeated listens I’m still finding
the single to be my favourite song. Maybe it’s because it’s
so good, or maybe it’s because the rest of the album is a
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Overall, there’s
some very good stuff here, but it seems like “My Coco” could
have been a bit of a fluke and it will be interesting to see if they
can repeat this in the future.
3 out of 5
John
Lappin
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