Photo Credit: Alec Weeks
STARBENDERS have released their new album The Beast Goes On, alongside a video for the title track.
“The Beast Goes On is a statement of resilience and devotion,” explains vocalist Kimi Shelter. “It’s deeply personal because this full-length marks the first official body of work introducing our drummer, Qi Wei. She brought a beautiful energy and fire into STARBENDERS, and that transformation is woven throughout the album.
“The music video for The Beast Goes On is the work of Nashville based director Hannah Gray Hall. She’s amazing and we love working with her. To me, it’s about energetic exchange and the invocation of something bigger than yourself. It isn’t about sacrifice, it’s about transformation. The story lives in that space between beauty and the beast, and the idea that both exist inside us all.”
The Beast Goes On is out now via Sumerian Records, available to stream or purchase HERE.
See STARBENDERS live at one of the following dates:
May 2026
Sat 30th – ATHENS, GR – Gazarte Ground Stage
June 2026
Thu 4th – MANCHESTER, UK – Deaf Institute
Fri 5th – LEEDS, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Sun 7th – NEWCASTLE, UK – Think Tank
Mon 8th – GLASGOW, UK – Slay
Tue 9th – BRISTOL, UK – The Fleece
Thu 11th – SOUTHAMPTON, UK – The 1865
Fri 12th – LONDON, UK – Downstairs At The Dome
Sat 13th – BRIGHTON, UK – Patterns
Tue 16th – STUTTGART, DE – Godmarks
Wed 17th – WEINHEIM, DE – Cafe Central
Fri 19th – MADRID, ES – Nazca
Sat 20th – VITORIA, ES – Azkena Rock Festival
Tue 23rd – NIJMEGEN, NL – Merelyn
Thu 25th – AMSTERDAM, NL Paradiso (Upstairs)
Fri 26th – ESSEN, DE – Don’t Panic
Sat 27th – HAMBURG, DE – Betty
Sun 28th – LUND, SE – Mejeriet
Mon 29th – STOCKHOLM, SE – Gröna Lund
July 2026
Wed 1st – HELSINKI, FI – On The Rocks
Thu 2nd – TALLINN, EE – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
Sun 5th – WARSAW, PL – VooDoo
Mon 6th – KRAKOW, PL – Gwarek
Tue 7th – BUDAPEST, HU – Dürer Kert
Thu 9th – MILAN, IT – Legend Club
Sat 11th – ZURICH, CH – Werk 21
Sun 12th – MUNICH, DE – Backstage
Tue 14th – PRAGUE, CZ – Bike Jesus
Wed 15th – FRANKFURT, DE – Nachtleben
Thu 16th – DÜSSELDORF, DE – Pitcher
Fri 17th – LEIPZIG, DE – Hellraiser
Sat 18th – BERLIN, DE – Badehaus
Tickets are on sale HERE.
