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In high rotation: stella by starlight {from Seattle}
Submitted by imaginary liz on November 27, 2007.
Speaking of how it is going to be a great day... this morning I pulled stella by starlight's self-released EP from it's DIY photocopied sleeve, slipped it into my computer and I haven't stopped listening to this 7-song EP since.
They are from Seattle, WA and are totally all over the Lush / shoegazer catalog, but update it with the catchiness of the Rentals (did you just gasp a little too?) and the melodic sweetness of Juliana Hatfield and early Belly.
My favorite song is "Fade" -- which isn't on their MySpace page -- so until you get yourself over to iTunes to buy their EP -- bliss out to "Daisy Crown," which is featured on their MySpace page.
And no, I'm not too concerned that their name is very similar to another britpop-infused love of mine (stellastarr*) -- "stella" and "star" are like peanut butter and chocolate; So tasty when put together.
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diana said on November 27, 2007:
ooh they won the On Campus Woodie Award at the mtvU Woodies this year...they had interesting hairstyles
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MC "Big Freak" Estey said on November 27, 2007:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this band! With all my heart!
Great write-up, Liz! Such deeply delightful music in such a humble xeroxed sleeve.
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Imaginary Kiku said on November 27, 2007:
"stella" and "star" are like peanut butter and chocolate; So tasty when put together.
Thats the best thing I've heard all day!
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diana said on November 28, 2007:
interview with them:
http://www.mtvu.com/video/?id=1574322&vid=189063
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imaginary liz said on November 28, 2007:
Weird -- there's TWO Stella by Starlight bands? Can we have a competition on what the Seattle SbS band should be named? My first entry is: Pramtonic... I'll have more once I finish my tea.
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ChrisB said on November 29, 2007:
Really? Two bands with the same name??
I guess this shouldn't surprise me. It was bound to happen soon.
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Imaginary Kiku said on November 29, 2007:
Hahaha that article is great. I love the onion :]
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Tim Hanken said on November 29, 2007:
How bout "The Amazing Lives of Poodles" that seems like a great band name. Just imagine the merch opportunities.
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imaginary stella said on November 27, 2007:
Ooh, this sounds like a band after my own heart!!!