NYC band Been Stellar have announced their debut album, titled Scream From New York, which will be out June 14 via Dirty Hit. It follows their 2022 debut EP, and on this one they worked with producer Dan Carey (black midi, Black Country New Road, Wet Leg).
The first single from the album is “Passing Judgement,” which falls into angsty/gritty/sultry indie rock territory that recalls Gentlemen-era Afghan Whigs or ’90s/’00s NYC band Calla. “We were finishing ‘Passing Judgment’ in the midst of our first tour in the UK,” says vocalist Sam Slocum. “Playing through it a bit differently each show, we were learning to look at the song from different angles. The recording feels live because of this process — there’s a chaotic feeling in the drums and bass that wouldn’t be there if we hadn’t finished writing it live.” He adds, “Lyrically I was thinking about why we judge the world around us, and how passing judgment on someone or something is usually rooted in being unsure in oneself.”
You can watch the video for “Passing Judgement” below.
Been Stellar are currently touring across Europe, opening for The 1975. Those dates are listed below.
Scream From New York:
01 Start Again
02 Passing Judgment
03 Pumpkin
04 Scream From New York, NY
05 Sweet
06 Can’t Look Away
07 Shimmer
08 Takedown
09 All In One
10 I Have The Answer
Been Stellar – 2024 Tour Dates
Mar 1 – Paris, FR @ Le Zénith*
Mar 2 – Amsterdam, NE @ AFAS LIVE* SOLD OUT
Mar 3 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National*
Mar 5 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena*
Mar 7 – Oslo, NO @ Oslo Spektrum*
Mar 8 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet*
Mar 10 – Copenhagen, DK @ KB Hallen* SOLD OUT
Mar 12 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena*
Mar 13 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar Hall*
Mar 14 – Prague, CZ @ Fortuna Hall*
Mar 16 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich*
Mar 18 – Munich, DE @ Zenith* SOLD OUT
Mar 19 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Forum*
Mar 21 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle* SOLD OUT
Mar 22 – Cologne, DE @ Palladium* SOLD OUT
Mar 24 – Amsterdam, NE @ AFAS Live* SOLD OUT
May 4 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees
May 15 – Southampton, UK @ Joiners
May 16 – Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape
May 18 – Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling
May 20 – Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
May 22 – Manchester, UK @ YES (basement)
May 23 – London, UK @ The Lexington
July 26 – Sheffield, UK @ Tramlines Fest
July 27 – Oxfordshire, UK @ Truck Fest
July 28 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
*supporting The 1975