Chris Paluch (Vocals, Guitar, Bass and keyboards), Jake Becvar (Guitar on CityGhosts Prairie Ghosts)
Influences
Red House Painters, Lisa Germano, The Softies, Rose Melberg, Tracy Thorn, Everything But the Girl, Bjork, Calvin Johnson, Belle and Sebastian, Built to Spill, Nick Drake, Portastatic, The Lucksmiths, the Go Betweens, The Field Mice, Ida, Retsin, K Records, Sarah Records, Major Matt Mason USA, The Mouldy Peaches, The Mountain Goats, Brief Candles, Jason Anderson, Mirah, Parenthetical Girls, Yo La Tengo, For Stars, Luna, Galaxy 500, Vermont (the State), Chicago (the City), Canada (the country), The Stars (in the sky), and every friend I once had, know now, and will meet tommorow.
Sounds Like
Slow pop, sadcore, twee, beauty music, antifolk or whatever else I feel like playing at the time. It is simple atmospheric music infused with poetry that relies heavily on improvisation, sentiment and metaphor.
SevenStars was started as musical zine by Chris Paluch in September 2000 in South Royalton, Vermont. Ten months worth of music was released from September 2000-August 2001, and given to friends. Since then Chris has taken the name of the musical zine as a one person band name.
Eventually Chris recorded 3 additional albums in Vermont. One being an album intended to be October in the months series called TweEmo recorded in October of 2001. Then came a double album called Whisper recorded in 2002. The final album recorded in Vermont was Hospital Bed which was recorded between March and May of 2003. Of the albums recorded after 10 Months, only Hospital Bed was released in any form (a limited pressing of 100 Copies).
In 2003 Chris moved back to Chicago, Illinois. Between May of 2003-August of 2004 Chris played a number of shows and open mic nights under the name SevenStars. Between August 2004 and August 2006 Chris took a break from SevenStars to play in the improv noise rock/shoegaze outfit The Braille Night. The Braille Night broke up in August 2006.
So Chris restarted SevenStars and began playing out and writing new songs. In late November Chris recorded an album with Jake Becvar (guitar/production) which was completed in early December. This was the fourteenth album by SevenStars entitled CityGhosts PrairieGhosts.
On January 1st, 2007 Seven Stars relocated to Arlington, Virginia and the DC Metro area. Eventually things changed in the DC area and SevenStars was put to rest.
SevenStars 2000-2007
hello seven stars how are you today?
It is I Impostor Inspector coming to tell you the news that there is a new song i have, among others that arent posted yet, but yes new material i have. by the way how's dc.??
Hey Chris! It was great to meet you and chat a bit the other night. Just wanted to let you know I’ll be playing some songs this Friday evening at a place called Corduroy’s around 6pm. If you’re interested, the address is 1650 W. Ogden (just west of the loop). It would be great to see you!
Hey are you going to be at practice? If you dont Jake will cry, and if doesn't cry i'll make him lol. 8 DAYS UNTIL THE CINCO DE MAYO SHOWDOWN! heh get it we're Modular Monarch V.S. the Sonic Monsters And we're going to have a SHOWdown on Cinco De Mayo.
Over and out
