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The Starries
12+ albums
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The Starries were a Indie-Rock band from Birmingham, UK formed in Summer of 1997 by Richard Burke (Guitar/Vocals), Steven Kelly (Drums) and Paul Shipley (Bass). The band lasted until the dark days of Christmas 2002 when they decided to go their seperate ways. Originally taking their musical cue's from the grunge era (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Dinosaur Jr) and melding it with the British Indie of Belle & Sebastian, Blur and The Smiths. Their transistions were numerous, ranging from the instrumental soundscapes akin to Tortoise, Captain Beefheart and Slint to the hardcore, angular buzz of Husker Du and Sebadoh via God knows what else. Their debut single 'After The Strap' was released as a split 7" on Bearos Records in early 1999. The flipside side was 'Silverado' by another classic Birmingham band called Jameson. Within the following year The Starries added a new member in the shape of Geordie, went on to support Idlewild several times and released a track (Feature 85) on the 'Cutting Hedge' E.P through the well repsected London label, Fierce Panda. The newly established four piece only lasted until the September of 2000. A new line up was formed within a matter of months however, when Geordie, Paul and Rich regrouped under The Starries banner with local drummer Greg Ikin. Within a year The Starries had released a four track 7" which included the songs: The Years Are Hers, Water Flow, Foreign Age and Crying Girl. Although the title track was a live favourite and the E.P itself was w
