andstarscollide

…And Stars Collide return in 2011 with “The Courage to Start Again”, their first full-length album. April 21st marks the release of a free download EP lead by album track “When Our Eyes First Met”, an eight-minute epic that defies the post-rock blueprint with its ferocious opening salvo. Two self-produced non-album tracks serve as B-sides on the effort, which is available now from andstarscollide.com and will be appearing on a number of directly-targeted blogs and BitTorrent trackers.

Based in Nottingham, England, …And Stars Collide received widespread acclaim for their self-titled debut EP during 2009. “The Courage to Start Again” builds on this previous work, retaining its guitar-driven instrumental nature, but pushing the dynamics wider and honing the arrangements to flow relentlessly from start to finish. Recorded by Richard Collins and Robin Newman (Therapy?, You Slut!, LostAlone) and mastered by Medi Safa (*shels, Black Sheep Wall, Mahumodo), the seven-track album will see a CD release in July through the band’s Sky Weeps Productions imprint.

After a year away from the live circuit, …And Stars Collide will play a one-off show in May before embarking on a short tour of the UK in July.

Rock Sound: “…an appealing and, quite frankly, very fresh sounding debut EP… …pure innovation…” (8/10) (April 2009, issue 121)

RoomThirteen: “Easily one of the best post-rock records in a long, long time…” (13/13) (July 2009, online)

LeftLion: “They’ve come back refreshed and increasingly able to probe the outer limits of their dynamic capabilities.” (May 2010, live review, online).

andstarscollide’s tracks

• ...And Stars Collide - Whatever Happens by andstarscollide
• ...And Stars Collide - When Our Eyes First Met by andstarscollide
• ...And Stars Collide - Every Step Takes Me Further From Home (Part II) by andstarscollide