Oh Steering By Stars, where have you been all my life? This Adelaidean four-piece make the kind of music I love - dense, atmospheric, melodic dark pop/rock. Lovely ambience offset by driving rhythms and such.
Their influences are a curious mix of Doves, Deerhunter, Sigur Ros and Vangelis - the latter can definitely be heard in their song 'Blush Response', which is a surprisingly beautiful post-rock tune. Its kind of offset by their other work, notably their song 'Closer' which has this wonderful shoegazy element.
This is definitely a band to look out for. Apparently they have an album out, which I have been trying to hunt down with no success so far. A little help?
Seriously, check out a few tracks of their's. They have a MySpace AND a profile page on Triple J Unearthed.
