Starbenders release new song and video for We're Not Ok

One of our favorite sets of 2022 was catching Starbenders perform at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco. We had been following the Atlanta-born glam/punk rockers for a while and finally got to see them LIVE. They blew away our expectations with a set that was stadium worthy! Check out some of the photos from that show by our Rockin Ryan:

Today we are excited to share the video for their new song, We’re Not OK which is off their upcoming album, Take Back the Night set for a September 22nd release via Sumerian Records. Check out the video here:

Kimi Shelter comments about the song,

“When I initially wrote “We’re Not OK”, I was thinking about the struggle I’ve had with spirituality. Sometimes I feel like a poser when I try to tap into faith. That small voice going, “you really don’t believe”, “you know it’s not going to be any different”… and on and on. I brought my mentor and dear friend, James Hall, in to co-write. He was able to bring more light to that feeling of hopelessness that we all feel. What’s important is coming together to be “less not okay” and riding out the storm. The answering of prayers can be very subtle, we just have to keep our minds open to the possibility of things changing and working themselves out. We tapped into this further with the music video. Starbenders had the honor of working with Gilbert Trejo. He immediately picked up on the sentiment of the song and wanted to show us floating through Hollywood, going through it. The band is depicted as eventually finding one another and carrying on along the walk of fame. Definitely deep rock n’ roll poetry”.

About the album

‘Take Back The Night’ was born in the wake of the band’s most challenging obstacles to date. From life threatening necrotizing bacterial pneumonia to addiction to two years of the world in limbo, it felt like the punches kept coming and coming. The band made a conscious decision that they were going to practice radical acceptance and stick together no matter what. The frustration and worries we choked down on the daily were transmuted into the compositions and sounds of the new record. All the triumph over serious obstacles made the rocket fuel that propelled their most cohesive and aggressive record ever.

The album will surely be one you don’t want to miss. You can pre-order HERE.

We can’t wait for the album and even more so, for their return to the Bay Area as they will be performing at Aftershock 2023 Festival! You can check out all their tour dates by heading over to their site.

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