BLACKSTARKIDS Drop Seventh Studio Project 'Heaven On Urf'

Critically acclaimed Gen-Z favorites BLACKSTARKIDS have released their seventh studio project HEAVEN ON URF via Dirty Hit. PRESS HERE to stream / download. The companion piece to their recently released album SATURN DAYZ, which dreamed up a world without rules or limitations where Black children can go to find happiness and defy all stereotypes, HEAVEN ON URF completes their most ambitious work to date.

A genre-spanning testament to their unrelenting artistry, BLACKSTARKIDS have also shared their nostalgic new single “SHOOT THE MESSENGER” in tandem with the release. The track serves up an 80s-infused, synth-heavy warning about the dangers of speaking up against the status quo. PRESS HERE to watch the official video.

HEAVEN ON URF adds to the universe built in SATURN DAYZ’s standout singles “SOULMATEZ!,” a magnetic, blissed-out mix of pop, indie, and alt-rap, reminiscent of Dev Hynes-era Solange mixed with De La Soul, and bouncy, bare-knuckled title track which captures a disaffected generation exhausted by a world that they feel powerless to change for the better. Full HEAVEN ON URF track list below.

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 acclaimed 2022 album CYBERKISS* which featured standout singles “CYBERKISS 2 U* ft. beabadoobee” and “SEX APPEAL” and their beloved 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.”

HEAVEN ON URF Tracklisting:

40 OZ & A MULE

ETERNAL BLISS

HAUNTED BY MEMORY

ART OF INDUSTRY POLITICS

ESCAPISM

SHOOT THE MESSENGER

SATURNGIRL

HEAVEN ON URF

PRAISE FOR BLACKSTARKIDS:

“#dreampop #hiphop #Y2K #Tumblr #skaterat #shoegaze #kawaii #emo.” – New York Times   

“BLACKSTARKIDS are at the height of their powers” – Billboard 

“BLACKSTARKIDS make music for the sassy cartoon alter ego on your shoulder. The Kansas City band specializes in spunky pop-rock and bedroom rap with a nostalgic after-school bent, borrowing adolescent catchphrases for album titles. Like much of BLACKSTARKIDS’ music, [“SEX APPEAL”] is an irreverent blast from the past that’s packed with color and confidence.” – Pitchfork

“Taking the media they loved growing up in the 2000s and combining it with their formidable songwriting and producing talent, [BLACKSTARKIDS] are creating captivating, timeless sounds at an incredible pace.” – MTV  

“BLACKSTARKIDS have already caused a stir with their recent singles. Although they are fresh out of high school, [they have] the grace of a veteran group” – UPROXX  

“DIY three-piece BLACKSTARKIDS mix modern trap rhythms with classic-rock riffs, creating their own sunny version of surf rap.” – Alternative Press   

“BLACKSTARKIDS is a Kansas-based trio with endless potential. The group takes upon influences from endless sources ranging from hip-hop to bubblegum pop to create a thrilling amalgamation of sounds and feelings.” – Paste Magazine   

“[BLACKSTARKIDS’] enthusiastic mix of old-school hip-hop flows and pre-fame Black Eyed Peas pop uplift [is] so infectiously appealing” – AV Club   

“Three insanely productive young creatives driven by a work dynamic, BLACKSTARKIDS are doing their growing up in public and changing the rules for what it means to be an indie band.” – Line of Best Fit   

“[BLACKSTARKIDS] make experimental nostalgia-tinged pop bops, mixing elements of hip-hop and indie into dazzling bangers.” – DIY 

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