...Doomstar seem to be completely out of control and know exactly what they’re doing at the same time. These are honest, clean-burning dudes who get together and create animalistic spazz-pop journeys that are far more massive and magical than simply the sum of the parts they are comprised of. - Bunce
..."Blue and Other Dark Colors," which is built around a sparkling, crystal-ball guitar riff. Gralla howls out incoherent lines through heavy reverb like a brain-damaged Wayne Coyne stuck at the other end of a tin-can telephone. (This is the vocal delivery of choice with Doomstar!) The band build, trance-like, through several subtle shifts in mood and then explode into a couple of monster major chords that blaze throughout the rest of the song, like the spotty vision you get after someone flashes a light in your face in a dark room...
BOSTON PHOENIX - Music Feature : Doomstar! (March 09)
...Rather than plainly running through a series of preset chords, melodies, and lyrics, Doomstar! also bases a lot of its compositions on effects, volume, and crescendos. I've only had the pleasure of seeing them live once, but it's pretty obvious that none of their songs are ever played the same way twice. Never!... -The Needle Drop
...Doomstar! is a three-piece rock band that layers haunting melodies and vocals over highly syncopated beats to create a sound that looms like a summer storm cloud. This is a band that sound like right now without being derivative. You can hear a host of influences at play but none of then ever pervade the originality of the song writing. Artists such as David Axelrod and Iron Lung EP-era Radiohead are the first thing that come to mind but their sound is much more than that. Imagine a plane somewhere between Thrill Jockey and late-90’s Mo Wax and you’re starting to get warmer... -HeadsUpBoston
Doomstar! Flophouse Session(Nov. 08) -click to listen!!!!
RELEASES:
doomstar! "colors" 2009
Available at...
Twisted Village - 12B Eliot St (Harvard Sq.), Cambridge MA
Weirdo Records - 844 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
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