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Stars & Letters Records is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York, and founded by Mark Roberts, [1] an electronic musician formerly known as The Enright House and currently as We Are Temporary. [2] Stars & Letters Records was set up with the purpose of "releasing and developing intelligent, emerging, electronic, and vocal-driven artists from all across the world, including New Zealand, Australia, England, and the United States". [3] The label is best known for releasing Shocking Pinks' Guilt Mirrors [4] [5] and has released material by Black City Lights, [6] We Are Temporary, [7] Ruane Maurice [8] [9] and Empathy Test. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stream/Download: Stars and Letters Records - Label Sampler Vol. 1". Under The Radar. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-01-12. Stars & Letters is a label run out of New York founded by former Christchurch resident Mark Roberts
  2. ↑ "Interview: We Are Temporary + New Single 'Satellites'". Under The Radar. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2016-01-13. Mark Roberts first came to our attention via [...] The Enright House [...] Roberts then disappeared for a couple of years, reemerging from his new home of New York last year with label Stars & Letters [...] and now a new musical project of his own: We Are Temporary.
  3. ↑ James Gibb (2014-09-24). "Interview: Stars & Letters Records | Songkick Blog". Songkick . Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  4. ↑ Todd, Chris (2014-02-18). "Album Review: Shocking Pinks - Guilt Mirrors". The Line Of Best Fit. Retrieved 2016-01-12. housed in a Stars & Letters sleeve (Harte’s label in the US)
  5. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (2014-02-11). "Listen: Shocking Pinks' woozy song "Not Gambling"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2016-01-12. Shocking Pinks, the one-man project of New Zealand musician Nick Harte, will release a new album, Guilt Mirrors , on February 18th via Stars & Letters Records.
  6. ↑ "Black City Lights release new single". Stuff.co.nz. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2016-01-12. The pair [Black City Lights] signed with New York label Stars & Letters just weeks after their EP was released
  7. ↑ "We Are Temporary". Under the Radar. 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2016-01-12. We Are Temporary’s début album Gemini streets this fall on Stars & Letters Records.
  8. ↑ Noisey Staff (2014-07-17). "Ruane Maurice's "Nomenclature" Is The Soundtrack To Your Next Imaginary Ketamine Trip". Noisey . Retrieved 12 January 2016. "Nomenclature" is the lead single from Ruane Maurice's self-titled début, due out September 9th on Stars & Letters
  9. ↑ Ezell, Brice (2014-08-04). "Ruane Maurice - Farne (audio) (Premiere)". PopMatters . Retrieved 2016-01-12. Ruane Maurice is out on September 9th through Stars & Letters.
  10. ↑ Robin Murray (2014-09-29). "Premiere: Empathy Test - 'Throwing Stones'". Clash Magazine . Retrieved 2016-01-12. Signing up to Brooklyn’s Stars & Letters Records, new EP 'Throwing Stones' is due to arrive on December 9th.
  11. ↑ Cotto, Mario (2014-11-03). "KCRW Track Premiere: Empathy Test — "Here Is The Place"". KCRW . Retrieved 2016-01-12. Empathy Test’s “Throwing Stones“ EP comes out on Stars & Letters on Decemeber[sic] 9th.


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