“STARLING sing songs of alienation and innocence with the wide eyed excitement of a child lost in a slightly wierd universe. Within their deceptively simple rhythms lie some pretty cool shades of trip-rock too; there are times when it’s almost as if the White Rabbit himself has hopped up onto the stage. Their singer may hint at John Lennon vocally, but the group are at their best when they hit the distortion pedals. ‘Now I’ve Got A Reason’ is growling Sex Pistols punk, whilst ‘Say What You Will’ offers an adrenalin rush of James Bond themed madness. Its riff alone could do battle with Led Zeppelin’s ‘Kashmir’ and slay. Slay, I tell thee! “
(Ric Rawlins, Artrocker)
This week is a momentous week for Trail. We have released a track from our upcoming album "To The Rest of The World" called "Prism". It is now available via iTunes, Amazon and via SMS in the UK. Text "Track 3852" to 83262 and a reply will tell you how to download to your computer. We are obviously working hard to get up as high as possible in the charts so any help will be very much appreciated!
message us for £5 g'list for this friday. all you need to give is your name for g'list, your email address and how many people you want on your list and BOSH!
Don..t blow my disguise! I was actually more going for the "tortured musician look"... No seriously great music! Hope we get to se you again soon, maybe at the alex f-ing starling festival we are organizing. You are invited!
hey alex! i recognize the new song :) sorry i didn't get to see you again before leaving London...it was great watching you play so many times though! hope everything is going well for you and let me know if you're ever in the States (particularly on the east coast)!!
Tom Robinson speaks about Alex on BBC Radio 6 Music Introducing:
"I was at a London gig last November, with loads of bands on the bill, and suddenly the one that was on stage at the time played a song I instantly recognised and I realised it was actually an artist that we’d featured three months earlier on 6 Music Introducing and that memorable song at the time was ‘Say What You Will’, the performer was Alex Starling and we’ve just heard his brand new track ‘All Looks Like Lies’. Mr Starling is clearly one to watch and you can do that at myspace.com/starlingband"
Hey, I'll be in London on the 7th and 8th of August!!! Let me know if you've any gigs I can come along to. It'll be interesting to see if your sounds have changed much in 2 years. Xxx