The upstart quartet starbelliedbug are from San Francisco, where they make compelling mid-fi dream-pop with a gritty emo/post-hardcore edge. Or at least that’s the sound I’m hearing on “crayola car,” the opening track from their forthcoming Lash EP. The band evolved out of a home recording project from Caitlyn Davis and Chris Reza, and you can hear those DIY origins in the texture of the recording. But what stands out more than the fidelity is the haunting quality of Davis and Reza’s vocals, the bashed-out urgency of Shaye Hesford’s drums, and the beautiful sounds Reza and Hayden Kellam are wringing from their guitars. Listen below.
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