Almost an exact year since the release of their charged debut album, ‘Scream From New York, NY’, Been Stellar return with new single ‘Breakaway’.
Capturing a snapshot of indie rock from the noughties, ‘Breakaway’ is fueled by writhing guitars amongst aching vocals from Sam Slocum. The chorus is gritty and raw, a familiar feat for the band, yet their sound is better than ever. As the lyrics yearn to go back to the past, the instrumentals are just as frenzied and desperate in their pleading.
Slocum shared on the track, “we needed to capture a few feelings with this song. Some mixture of sadness, anger, regret— and ultimately optimism. When Sky first showed me the initial idea it struck me how punchy yet melodic it was. There were already a few emotions in the guitar part alone, so the words followed naturally and the song came to life. We quickly brought it into the studio with Aron (Kobayashi-Ritch) and recorded it together live”.
Been Stellar’s latest release comes before a busy summer for the band, making their debut at Barcelona’s Primavera festival and touring Europe with Fontaines DC.
Photo by Santiago Cerrillo
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