About the Artist
Things that seem like all-consuming headlines in your life tend to become footnotes in hindsight. It’s this hindsight that has allowed Meanjin/Brissie-based duo STAHR to create their debut EP ‘BLIP', a foray into high octane pop/rock, with observant lyricism and a healthy dash of glamour.
Each track from this debut EP draws from personal experiences, including the disruptions, ego spikes, emotional swings, and internal reckonings that, at the time, felt monumental. 'BLIP' questions how something so fleeting can hold such weight, and how perspective reshapes meaning over time. If these moments are just blips, they are loud ones.
“BLIP is defined as ‘an unexpected, minor and typically temporary deviation from a general trend’,” the band says, quoting the definition of the word that inspired the EP title. They note that the choice carries a deliberate sense of irony. “Some moments in life may seem insignificant in hindsight, but when you are living through them they rarely feel minor. They feel consuming. Ominous. World-shifting. What later becomes a footnote once felt like the headline.”
EP closer ‘Yours Tonight’ is a love letter to the thoughts of an artist, wrapped up in a chaotic rock ball of energy, grungy guitars, and deliberate vocals. The duo says "This song is about ultimately forging your own path as an artist in this life, but also feeling a little lost at times."
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