{"id":26334,"date":"2017-08-05T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26334"},"modified":"2017-08-04T20:06:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T00:06:10","slug":"dead-stars-share-new-single-happy-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26334","title":{"rendered":"Dead Stars share new single &#8216;Happy Or Sad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26276\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?resize=2976%2C1984\" alt=\"Dead Stars\" width=\"2976\" height=\"1984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?w=2976 2976w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?resize=624%2C416 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Brooklyn&#8217;s Dead Stars will release their new LP, <a href=\"http:\/\/highvoltagepr.us8.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=8bbd1fce629615658f82df5cd&amp;id=fb50287a70&amp;e=b0da5a889f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Perfect Patterns<\/a>,&#8217; on September 1st. A follow-up to last year&#8217;s &#8216;Bright Colors&#8217; and 2014&#8217;s &#8216;Slumber,&#8217; it still features the crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars and catchy pop hooks that have earned the band comparisons to Dinosaur Jr., Weezer, and Teenage Fanclub, but finds them experimenting with a more minimalist song structure and stripped-down\u00a0arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>The band has been known to pair catchy, upbeat melodies with dark, often self-depricating lyrics, and new\u00a0single <em>Happy Or Sad<\/em> is no exception. Jangly guitars and an anthemic, punk-infused chorus make <em>Happy Or Sad<\/em> one of the more explosive tracks on the new album, but thematically, it addresses the demons we all face when\u00a0left alone with our thoughts. You can stream the track via\u00a0Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F335989461&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=a09f9e\"><\/iframe>\n<p>To celebrate the release of &#8216;Perfect Patterns,&#8217; Dead Stars\u00a0will be\u00a0playing at Sunnyvale on September 1st, with Grim Streaker, Big Bliss, and Fraidycat (more info <a href=\"http:\/\/highvoltagepr.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8bbd1fce629615658f82df5cd&amp;id=d2dbc1de45&amp;e=b0da5a889f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8bbd1fce629615658f82df5cd\/images\/2ac9f58a-6b52-4697-b409-d80579eca736.jpg?w=264&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Perfect Patterns&#8217; track listing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Precious Things<br \/>\n2. Life is For Everyone<br \/>\n3. Erase Me<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2017\/07\/18\/dead-stars-announces-new-lp-stream-pink-clouds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Pink Clouds<\/u><\/a><br \/>\n5. Snow Day<br \/>\n6. Nostalgic<br \/>\n7. Happy Or Sad<br \/>\n8. Friends<br \/>\n9. My Teeth<br \/>\n10. Boredom<br \/>\n11. Smarter<br \/>\n12. Out Of Focus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brooklyn&#8217;s Dead Stars will release their new LP, &#8216;Perfect Patterns,&#8217; on September 1st. A follow-up to last year&#8217;s &#8216;Bright Colors&#8217; and 2014&#8217;s &#8216;Slumber,&#8217; it still <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26334\" title=\"Dead Stars share new single &#8216;Happy Or Sad&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,30],"tags":[2258,6461,6446],"class_list":["post-26334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-dead-stars","tag-happy-or-sad","tag-perfect-patterns"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2bc76d73-93af-4bee-8fd5-a109c6a638c0.jpg?fit=2976%2C1984","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6QK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26580,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26580","url_meta":{"origin":26334,"position":0},"title":"Dead Stars share new single &#8216;Smarter&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"August 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Dead Stars will release their new LP, 'Perfect Patterns', on September 1st. 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