{"id":458920,"date":"2022-06-07T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T10:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/been-stellar-find-themselves-on-my-honesty\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T10:37:29","slug":"been-stellar-find-themselves-on-my-honesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/been-stellar-find-themselves-on-my-honesty\/","title":{"rendered":"#Been Stellar find themselves on \u201cMy Honesty\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f2059d4dc0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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id=\"Check_out_the_impassioned_new_song_and_read_a_QA_with_the_NYC_indie_band\"><\/span>Check out the impassioned new song and read a Q+A with the NYC indie band. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-233504\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Been_Stellar_002_-_My_Honesty_press_shot_please_credit_Naz_Kawakami_1_buybjo\/been-stellars-my-honesty-premiere.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Been_Stellar_002_-_My_Honesty_press_shot_please_credit_Naz_Kawakami_1_buybjo\/been-stellars-my-honesty-premiere.jpg 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And yet, New York indie rockers Been Stellar saw something in the <i>Reality Bites<\/i> and <i>Zoolander<\/i> star that gave them their moniker (they even <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nyulocal.com\/been-stellar-meet-ben-stiller-43c94ae3a8a0\">met him a few years ago<\/a> so there&#8217;s a chance Ben Stiller is a fan of Been Stellar). If that was the case then it would come as little surprise given the band&#8217;s timeless alt-rock sound, a mix of anthemic choruses and nonchalant guitars that combine to create something both deeply considered and effortlessly cool. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            Today the band share new song &#8220;My Honesty,&#8221; a driving and urgent moment of truth from a band finding their feet on once shaky ground. Frontman Sam Slocum takes center stage, combining his widescreen choruses with more introspective spoken word moments. There&#8217;s a strong sense of <i>Turn On The Bright Lights<\/i>-era Interpol to the way Skylar Kn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>&#8217;s guitars stab and swoop while Laila Wayans drums add gravitas and precision. The song itself represents a breakthrough moment for the band as they reconvened IRL after the pandemic and went on a mission to find a path of their own. &#8220;The song is about the search for authenticity in oneself,&#8221; the band say in a statement. &#8220;The pandemic really made us realize that we were previously really trying hard to achieve someone else\u2019s vision artistically &#8211; i.e. the sounds and aesthetics of our influences. This serves as an oath to ourselves that the only things worth pursuing are those that we can confidently claim are our own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>            Check out &#8220;My Honesty&#8221; below and read on for a Q+A with the band about their new song and future plans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-233502\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Been Stellar - My Honesty (Visualizer)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFp6ISQvGBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-233503\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b>The FADER: What does &#8220;My Honesty&#8221; mean to you as a band?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            <b>Been Stellar:<\/b> This was the first song we wrote once the pandemic struck. We believe it was the first time we came up with something that was wholly our own and not solely indebted to our influences. Speaking on the meaning of the phrase \u201cmy honesty,\u201d it\u2019s meant to refer to the part of yourself that isn\u2019t actively trying to be anything, and just is what it authentically is. This idea aligns with the core ethos of the band.<\/p>\n<p><b>Give us the potted history of Been Stellar from day one to today I understand you underwent something of a reinvention during the pandemic. What did that entail exactly?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            The five of us met our first year at NYU. We started out by playing DIY and bar shows around the city, but then began focusing more on our writing process and developing the music we were playing. Once the pandemic hit our junior year, we quickly realized that if we were going to do music it had to be entirely honest to ourselves and not just an addition to the rock dogpile. We started writing songs originating from naturally occurring jams rather than preconceived ideas, which made for a more authentic process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            <b>You&#8217;re a New York band. In what ways if any, do you feel your music embodies the city?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            Our music embodies the city simply by being made in it. For us, New York is the type of place that inevitably influences the creative process. It\u2019s a very overbearing place to live, it imposes itself on you everyday, and for that reason it can feel like it\u2019s all you know. We take our position as a New York band very seriously because there\u2019s such an incredible lineage here. We find it very selfish to take inspiration from the city and not make a genuine artistic contribution in return.<\/p>\n<p>            <b>Where can people see you live next?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            In the U.S. we\u2019ll be touring throughout June supporting Ultra Q. In July we\u2019ll be in the U.K. and parts of Europe on a headline tour.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">David Renshaw<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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