Critically acclaimed Gen-Z upstarts BLACKSTARKIDS have released their otherworldly sixth studio album SATURN DAYZ via Dirty Hit. PRESS HERE to stream / download. Their most impressive work to date, SATURN DAYZ is a shapeshifting, genre-crossing testament to BLACKSTARKIDS’ stratospheric and unrelenting artistry that dreams up a world without rules or limitations where Black children can go to find happiness and defy all stereotypes.
To celebrate release day, BLACKSTARKIDS also shared the official video for the album’s title track, a bouncy, bare-knuckled anthem for a disaffected generation exhausted by a world that they feel powerless to change for the better and an earnest account of what it means to be growing up Black in today’s world. PRESS HERE to watch the video which finds BLACKSTARKIDS stuck inside their bedroom and sheltering from a society which feels as though it is treating them and their friends as an afterthought.
SATURN DAYZ’ lead single, “SOULMATEZ!,” was released late last month and is a magnetic, blissed-out bop that serves up a mix of pop, indie, and alt-rap, reminiscent of Dev Hynes-era Solange mixed with De La Soul. PRESS HERE to watch the official music video, which taps into the sunny, starry-eyed nostalgia of BLACKSTARKIDS’ upbringing in the 2000s and follows bandmates Deiondre, Ty, and The Babe Gabe as they find love at a rose-tinted house party.
Putting out music at a prolific rate and making waves for their formidable songwriting and producing talents, as well as their endless energy and truly limitless sound, BLACKSTARKIDS have received critical acclaim from New York Times, MTV, UPROXX, Billboard, Alternative Press, SPIN, Ones To Watch, Rolling Stone France, The Line Of Best Fit, DIY, Coup De Main, and more. Blending garage rock with synth-punk and hip-hop to usher in a new surge of indie, such as on their beloved album Puppies Forever which features anthemic singles “ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS*,” “JUNO,” and “FIGHT CLUB,” BLACKSTARKIDS are well on their way to indie stardom and have previously toured with the likes of The 1975, COIN, Glass Animals, beabadoobee, Christian Leave, GroupLove.
Incorporating each member’s wide-ranging influences into their blissful DIY sound, such as Toro Y Moi, N*E*R*D*, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Outkast, Odd Future, and A Tribe Called Quest, BLACKSTARKIDS first captivated the internet with their “black coming of age trilogy” of projects Let’s Play Sports, Surf, and Whatever, Man that feature critically acclaimed singles including “BRITNEY BITCH” and “FRANKIE MUNIZ.”
SATURN DAYZ tracklist:
WISH
KILLJOY
EMANCIPATION OF STEVIE WONDER
SOULMATEZ!
MODERN HAPPINESS
SATURN DAYZ
BLACK CHILDREN
LOVE IS A MOSHPIT
BOYZ GO TO JUPITER
UFO
STEREOTYPE
MOTHA UR
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