If you wanted a track that summed up the eloquence of the millennial generation in one fell swoop, look no further than Starling.
Poetically penning a track about having sick on her shoe (come on people, this is a serious matter!) Starling has created an utterly infectious sonic offering in the form of fresh cut “Yellow Sunshine“. In its most basic sense, the track is a slice of alt-pop hedonism, with its dreamy delivery and raspy vocals invoking the raw essence of Florence & The Machine.
I just started singing about last night and the ex and the whole thing of liberation and being you and not pleasing others. I guess the shoeshine was a powerful symbol.”
Released through Distiller Records, her latest release is taken from her EP The Body. Attitude a-plenty, Starling’s certainly got the whole ‘infectious hook-filled chorus’ thing nailed.
“I was done with my (now ex) boyfriend putting me in the “doghouse” when I went out.” she notes. “When I woke up with sick on my shoe at a bus stop on 2nd Ave in New York I did think I’d gone too far but I had a session to get to with a producer I hadn’t worked with before (Nick Sylvester) and so turned up. But the thing was, not only was I feeling terrible but I had some sick still on my shoe – sorry I know that’s gross but it’s true. And so when he started with some beats, I just started singing about last night and the ex and the whole thing of liberation and being you and not pleasing others. I guess the shoeshine was a powerful symbol.”
With a video that blends the downright wonderful – “The dance hall, the crotch shots, the weird moves. Fuck it. It’s not about being polished.” – with attitude , there are big things on the horizon for this London lass.
