{"id":13764,"date":"2015-05-27T16:07:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T20:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=13764"},"modified":"2017-07-17T20:58:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T00:58:37","slug":"dead-star-shares-latest-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=13764","title":{"rendered":"Dead Stars shares latest single &#8216;Calm Punk&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?resize=1804%2C1200\" alt=\"Dead Stars\" width=\"1804\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?w=1804&amp;ssl=1 1804w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?resize=451%2C300&amp;ssl=1 451w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?resize=900%2C599&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Brooklyn&#8217;s Dead Stars pairs crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars with catchy pop melodies for a sound that&#8217;s earned them comparisons to bands like Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, and Teenage Fanclub. After releasing their debut LP, &#8216;Slumber,&#8217; last summer, the band returns with new single <em>Calm Punk<\/em>, which opens with a simple bass riff and builds to a big, anthemic chorus. You can hear the track via Soundcloud 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%2F191532297&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=b6b0ad\"><\/iframe>\n<p><em>Calm Punk<\/em> will be available digitally next Tuesday (6\/2) on iTunes &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/deadstars.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having played last summer&#8217;s 4Knots Festival alongside Dinosaur Jr., Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz &amp; more and shared stages with acts like White Fence, Nude Beach, and Girlpool, Dead Stars kicks off a string of hometown dates with a single release show on June 4th at Brooklyn&#8217;s Alphaville (w\/ Charly Bliss &amp; more.) They also play the new <a href=\"http:\/\/riisparkbeachbazaar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riis Park Beach Bazaar<\/a> &amp; Northside showcases next month &#8211; see below for all upcoming shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming shows:<\/strong><br \/>\n6\/4: Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville (single release show w\/ Charly Bliss, Dances, Jangula)<br \/>\n6\/5: New York, NY @ Cake Shop<br \/>\n6\/6: Queens, NY @ Riis Park Beach Bazaar (FREE)<br \/>\n6\/12: Brooklyn, NY @ The Gutter (Northside showcase)<br \/>\n6\/14: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (Old Flame Records Northside showcase)<br \/>\n7\/10: Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brooklyn&#8217;s Dead Stars pairs crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars with catchy pop melodies for a sound that&#8217;s earned them comparisons to bands like Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=13764\" title=\"Dead Stars shares latest single &#8216;Calm Punk&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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},"categories":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[3011,2258,2300],"class_list":["post-13764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-calm-punk","tag-dead-stars","tag-old-flame-records"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dead-stars.jpg?fit=1804%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-3A0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19283,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19283","url_meta":{"origin":13764,"position":0},"title":"Dead Stars announce sophomore LP &#8216;Bright Colors&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Dead Stars will release their sophomore LP, 'Bright Colors,' on March 4th via their own Weird Tree Records. 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