Starbenders have dropped their first new music of 2024 in the form of stylish single ‘Tokyo’.
Having recently concluded a UK tour supporting MOTHICA, it’s the first single to be taken from the Atlanta-based rock quartet’s fourth studio album, due in early 2025.
On ‘Tokyo’, lead singer/guitarist Kimi Shelter has shared:
“It was really fun to write because that song just fell out of me.
“It’s about extraterrestrials coming into our world. I can kind of see myself as being the ultra-terrestrial pulled into this dimension of the night time streets. The city is always alive, but at night it’s a whole other world. I think the character comes into the night and doesn’t really understand why they’re there and maybe is confused and then is trying to figure out who they’re supposed to go to.”
Listen below.
Rock Sound caught Starbenders performing in London recently when they played a huge show alongside MOTHICA.
Here’s what we thought of their set:
“Dialling up the dramatics from the moment they step onstage, the ripping opening notes of ‘Blood Moon’ deliver a pure shot of rock ’n’ roll adrenaline. Frontwoman Kimi Shelter’s throat-shredding screams soaring over crushing riffs, as she startles the room with the instruction to “Wake up motherfuckers!” – they gladly oblige. The slow-building gentle country grooves of ‘Seven White Horses’ taking hold before the otherworldly ambience of freshly released single ‘Tokyo’ captivates every pair of eyes looking their way, by the time the four-piece strut away from their set they’ve made a whole host of new fans.”
