A thriller from start to finish, Been Stellar’s ‘Scream From New York, NY’ is one of the most assured indie rock debuts to land on our desk this year. Focussed, concise, and rippling with incredible energy, it’s an assured 10-track statement that blends visceral melody with raw power, tapping into their live prowess while embracing the clinical control of the studio environment.
A chronicle of the harsh, unrelenting mechanics of New York, but also an ode to its emotion and human connection.
New York has often found itself at the cutting edge of alternative music.
Boasting acts like The Velvet Underground, Blondie, Interpol and Sonic Youth, the city is one of the richest cauldrons of musical creation on the planet. Been Stellar are the latest band to emerge from the star-studded New York scene and, just as their forerunners did before them, they’ve shaken up the pot.
Scream from New York attempts to capture the harsh nature of their hometown, a place in which tenderness is rare and brutality is abundant. The record finds its path along nihilistic observations of the world that surrounds the band, swaying from raucous and blunt noise to cathartic expressions of desperation....
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