Been Stellar share mesmerising new single ‘Sweet’

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Been Stellar have shared their mesmerising new single ‘Sweet’ – the latest taster of their forthcoming debut album. Check it out below.The melancholic track features frenetic, interlocking rhythms paired with frontman Sam Slocum’s soft yearning vocals as he sings: “Feel at the root / That I need you, and I need you / I don’t mind all the words / They just sound like, like the feeling / And it’s all getting old / Cause I need you, and I need you / You let it take up every moment / Just a life to hear you say,” explaining the struggle to find the right words to sum up the moment.‘Sweet’ marks the third track to be released as a single from the band’s forthcoming debut LP ‘Scream from New York, NY’.

It follows ‘All In One‘ and lead single ‘Passing Judgement‘.Speaking about the track in a press release, Slocum shared: “We were all intrigued by the simplicity of the verse, it felt like something we would usually shy away from.”“I really tried to let the music inform the lyrics, and to not overthink what was coming from the song’s natural feeling,” he continued. “One of the first lines that came to me was ‘we’re speaking when we don’t know what to say‘.

I think in close relationships, the most pure moments shouldn’t need to be spoken about. And in life in general, the things that matter the most and bring people together shouldn’t warrant many words, if any.

Words complicate feeling sometimes.”Directed by Gabriel Jace Log, the song’s accompanying video sees the band perform the track in a basement studio with close up shots of each band members throughout.