“A lot of holiday music is like nails on a chalkboard.
I wanted something real,” says songwriter Steve Stubblefield.
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Steven
Stubblefield of Starlings, TN as photographed by Carol He.
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“The Holidaze” is a new holiday song by Starlings,
TN. The band’s Heartache In 4/4 Time album is out now.
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“We play
your granny’s music in a way she never heard it!” – Starlings, TN
“I wanted to write a Christmas song that was closer to
what I think the holidays are for a lot of people,” says Steven Stubblefield, the man behind Austin’s Starlings, TN. That song, “The Holidaze,” now available
for download, was directly inspired by a review by journalist John Book of the current Starlings, TN album Heartache
In 4/4 Time which appeared
earlier in the year on Book’s
blog This Is Book’s Music.
“I started writing the song about the time the review
came out,” says Stubblefield. “I remember vividly thinking that dry socks,
smokes, and a bottle of whiskey would be a hell of a Christmas gift.” Taking
things full circle, “The Holidaze”
made its debut today on Book’s
website and is reviewed here: http://www.thisisbooksmusic.com/2012/11/20/some-stuffs-my-words-inspires-starlings-tn-to-write-a-christmas-song.
“This song is set during the holidays, in and around a
dysfunctional family, and you are getting to look at this family as if you’re a
fly on the wall,” Stubblefield
explains of the song. “There is a lot of
holiday music I can’t stand. All that happy, cheery music is like nails on a
chalkboard for me. I think for a lot of
us, the holiday season is overbearing and intense, so I wanted to pen something
real.”
“The
Holidaze” by Starlings, TN is available for download now. The current Starlings, TN album Heartache
In 4/4 Time by Starlings, TN
is also out now via the Chicken Ranch
Records. Steven Stubblefield is available
for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Starlings,
TN
“The
Holidaze”
(Chicken
Ranch, Out Now)
02. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (STREAM)
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Starlings, TN
Heartache In
4/4 Time
(Chicken Ranch, Out Now)
01. Too Little Too Late
02. One More Time
03. Wear Your Smile
04. Aragon Mill
05. Firearms and Seeds
06. A Girl From Tchoupitoulas St.
07. Dry County In Hell (STREAM)
08. Daylight Saving
09. Leaving Mississippi
10. (Tonight) I’m Just Lookin’ To Get Laid (STREAM)
11. Suffer No More
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Starlings, TN Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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