New York rock band Been Stellar have released their new single ‘Pumpkin.’ The song marks the last single ahead of the band’s debut album Scream from New York, NY, set for release on 21st June via their new label home Dirty Hit. Lead singer Sam Slocum shared the following on ‘Pumpkin‘:
“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.”
Been Stellar have spent the spring on a major European tour supporting The 1975 and are currently out on their own sold out headlining UK tour which included stops at The Great Escape and London Calling last week. They’ll return to the states for their Lollapalooza debut, ahead of their North American tour supporting Fontaines D.C. before returning to the UK and Europe for an extensive headline run where they will be performing their largest UK show to date at The Scala. The band have shared several singles so far, including the white-knuckled and cutting ‘Sweet’, the ferocious late-album highlight ‘All In One‘, and lead single ‘Passing Judgement‘ a masterful deployment of unbearable pressure and violent relief.
Scream from New York, NY promises to leave behind the driving shoegaze of Been Stellar’s early recordings. The NYC-based five-piece tap into the disaffected sound and spirit of New York luminaries like Sonic Youth and Interpol, as well as the nihilistic, yearning cool of Iceage and Bends-era Radiohead, striking upon a sound that’s fearsome, buffeting and beautiful at the same time.
Been Stellar Tour Dates
May
22 – Manchester, UK @ YES (basement)
23 – London, UK @ The Lexington
July
26 – Sheffield, UK @ Tramlines Fest
27 – Oxfordshire, UK @ Truck Fest
28 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
August
1-4 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
September
20 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
22 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
24 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield *
26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
27 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA *
28 – Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater *
30 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
October
2 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre *
4 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theater *
5 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
6 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
8 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis *
9 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed *
11 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
12 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS *
13 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner *
15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * (SOLD OUT)
16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
18 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club * (SOLD OUT)
19 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *
November
3 – Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
4 – Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
6 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia
7 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Skybar
9 – Warsaw, PL @ Klub Hybrydy
10 – Prague, CZ @ Cafe V Lese
11 – Munich, DE @ Orangehouse
13 – Milan, IT @ Bellezza
14 – Zurich, CH @ Exil
16 – Brussels, BE @ Witloof Bar
17 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
19 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
21 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3
22 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
24 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny
25 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
26 – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
28 – London, UK @ Scala
30 – Dublin, IE @ The Workman’s Club
December
1 – Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh
2 – Belfast, UK @ Ulster Sports Club
* supporting Fontaines D.C.
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