Been Stellar announce UK and European tour with new single ‘Pumpkin’
The band’s debut album ‘Scream from New York, NY’ is set for release on June 21st.
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New York rock band Been Stellar have announced that they will return to the UK later this year for an extensive run of shows as part of their UK and European headline tour.
The news comes alongside the release of the band’s latest single Pumpkin – a calmer track than we’re used to from the ferocious rockers, as well as the last single to be shared from the band’s upcoming debut album Scream from New York, NY, which is set to be released on 21st June via Dirty Hit.
On the single, lead singer Sam Slocum said: “This song is somewhat of a sonic departure for us — it’s definitely more subdued. There was a point when we weren’t totally sure it would make it onto the album because of that. It had existed in many forms, but it wasn’t until the last month leading up to recording when each part fell into place.
“Oddly, the lyrics remained the same from the very beginning. They stemmed from a visual I had: an apartment light shining through its windows out onto a street at night. I imagined the people inside the apartment crossing back and forth in front of the window. From there, the lyrics I wrote formed a vignette of the people in the apartment, sharing a space together. I described several shared, intimate moments from my own life — I wanted to get as specific as I could.”
Pumpkin’s release follows on from singles Sweet and All In One, as well as the release of Scream from New York, NY’s formidable lead single Passing Judgement; all of which seem to signal Been Stellar’s debut album will be a remarkably volatile, nihilistic and instinctual record full of sonic nods to Sonic Youth and Interpol.
Been Stellar’s debut album can be pre-ordered on vinyl, CD and cassette from Dirty Hit here.