The Stars Down To Earth

From: Brighton

Influences: Talking Heads, Flaming Lips, David Bowie, Sonic Youth, The Delgados, Belle And Sebastian,Arcade Fire, Grandaddy, Radiohead, Spiritualized, Depeche Mode, Talk Talk, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, P J Harvey, Sigur Ros, Why?, Beck, Philip Glass and Magnetic Fields.

Profile: Formed two years ago by singer Alastair Gray, bassist Toby Dore and keyboard player Chloe Debouzie under the motto of Hopecore For The Heavy Hearted, The Stars Down To Earth write songs about hope in the face of disaster and danger. The band added vocalist and drummer Becky Walton to the mix last year, and began a series of intense live performances on the Brighton scene. And the future is looking good – they have already headlined Brighton Coalition's Club NME and been named as Pick Of The Week in the music inky itself.

Stars Of The Arts (right click on the track to download, left click to stream)

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thestarsdowntoearth