Been Stellar - Scream From New York, NY

If you haven’t seen Been Stellar live yet, you’re missing out on one of the most "electrifying and visceral" new acts in independent rock. Now, with their debut full-length album, Scream From New York, NY, the five-piece captures that raw stage energy and bottles it into 10 tracks of "serrated and melodic" guitar music. Produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg), the record is a "vibrant and gritty" snapshot of young adulthood in a city that never stops moving. It balances the "jagged guitar textures" of 90s shoegaze with the "driving, anthemic immediacy" of modern post-punk.

This vinyl edition is the definitive way to experience the album's "dense and atmospheric" soundscapes. From the propulsive lead single "Passing Judgment" to the "bruised and beautiful" melodies of "All In Time," the LP format highlights the band's "exquisite control over dynamics." It is a major triumph for the New York scene, proving that Been Stellar is "shaping the very vocabulary" of the next generation of guitar bands. For fans of Interpol, The Strokes, or DIIV, this record is an "undeniable imprint" on the 2024 musical landscape.