Ringo Deathstarr vs. The Jesus and Mary Chain

0 Posted by R - October 5, 2011 - Familiar Sounds

This morning I found out that Ringo Deathstarr are supporting
the Smashing Pumpkins on tour. This is big news. It was so big to me
that I had to read the announcement thrice, take a step back and then
wallow for a few hours in an inexplicable ‘they grow up so fast’ daze.

It’s not entirely inexplicable. R. Deathstarr were among the handful
of bands at the forefront of my neo-gaze studies a few years ago.
Unlike pinkshinyultrablast and Stella Luna, they didn’t just abandon
us after a single EP. A couple of years later, along came a full
length called Imagine Hearts and, oh, just look at them now
*wipes tear*.

Here’s an early track called ‘Starrsha’. I’ve set it up against the
less energetic ‘About You’ by The Jesus and Mary Chain – for
obvious reasons.