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Stars Like Fleas | |
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Origin | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Genres | Experimental rock Indie rock |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Hometapes, Praemedia, Talitres |
Website | Official website |
Members | Shannon Fields Montgomery Knott Ryan Smith Tianna Kennedy Ryan Sawyer Matt Lavelle Shayna Dulberger Laura Ortman Sam Amidon Jon Natchez Shelley Burgon |
Stars Like Fleas is a Brooklyn-based band formed by multi-instrumentalist Shannon Fields and vocalist Montgomery Knott in the winter of 1998. Frequently compared to later Talk Talk and Robert Wyatt, their music blends avant-jazz and free improvisation with electronic textures and several overdubbed murmured vocal lines. [1]
The band started in 1998. On their albums and in live performances, Fields and Knott have recruited a host of other musicians, including members and ex-members of Other Dimensions in Music, TEST, No-Neck Blues Band, Papa M, Out Hud, Gold Sparkle Band, At the Drive-In, Beirut, Tall Firs, TV on the Radio, Celebration, Fiery Furnaces, The Silent League, and Mercury Rev. [2] In 2007 they did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon.
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