Starcrawler Ends 2018 With Brand New Song HOLLYWOOD ENDING
By: Tori Hartshorn Nov. 16, 2018
After a long and incredible year, releasing their debut LP and touring the world, Starcrawler are returning home with a brand-new single entitled "Hollywood Ending", out now...it's fantastically catchy and a great glimpse into what their next album might bring. "Hollywood Ending" was mixed by Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave, Kate Bush, David Byrne) and produced by Ryan Adams and the b-side "Tank Top", was produced by Nick Launay.
Click the link to hear it on your favorite digital service w/b-side "Tank Top". About it, vocalist Arrow de Wilde says "Hollywood Ending is my version of a prayer. In the song I pray for 'The End'. The end of being lied to, toyed with, the end of false friendships and relationships. I'm begging for a clean start. Let me walk into the light."
In truth, she's been walking in light all year, as the band have had an amazing ascent and the future is looking very bright.
Starcrawler's self-titled LP was released in January by Rough Trade Records to rave reviews. They've been on the road pretty much non-stop playing all over the world, including triumphant sets at Primavera, Rock Am Ring, Download Festival, Voodoo Festival, Fuji Rock, Reading, Leeds and more. In March, they won the 2018 SXSW Grulke prize for best US act after blowing minds at each of their nine shows. They were VEVO DSCVR artists with video testimonial from Shirley Manson who said "I feel like Starcrawler, and in particular Arrow, are really challenging the norms in which women are seen in music."
The amount of support they have received from their fellow artists has been overwhelming. They opened shows for the Foo Fighters at Olympic Park in London, and toured with The Distillers and MC50 (the super-group led by MC5 founding guitarist Wayne Kramer) where Arrow sang "High School" on stage with them, and just the other night, opened for Morrisey in San Diego.
Their final act of the year will be an in-store performance at Amoeba Records in San Francisco on Friday November 30th, at 6pm. They will perform and then sign copies of their album and the "Hollywood Ending" 7".
photo credit: Autumn De Wilde
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