Starcleaner Reunion at Duffy's Tavern
Date and Time
- Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 8pm
Location
Duffy's Tavern
1412 O St.
Category
Details
New York dream pop band Starcleaner Reunion is coming to Duffy’s on March 19.
They’re a new band with lots of promise — check out their “Café Life” EP from last year, and you’ll see why. It’s loaded with bouncy atmosphere and Jo Roman’s lullaby-like vocals that have earned her more than one comparison to Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier. To paraphrase The Fader, there’s a “sophisticated nonchalance” in the songs that is both airy and engaging.
Their Lincoln date is between stints supporting Friko and This Is Lorelei.
Local support TBA.
March 19
Duffy's Tavern
8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show
$10 ADV | $12 DOS | $3 minor fee
18+
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0aE0jIMsKSVBasU5D0e5zM...
Starcleaner Reunion bio: New York City-based Starcleaner Reunion is a new band of old friends. Singer Jo Roman, guitarists Pat Drummond & Neil Torman, and bassist Adam Kenter have been making music together in various configurations since they were high school students together in New Jersey, but never all together in the same group. After Drummond moved back to New York from Montreal and connecting with drummer Sam Unger through a mutual friend, the band solidified and began rehearsing in 2022.
Their new EP, Café Life, is the result of a newfound home-recording and production process, an inspired project in which the band felt they could explore and experiment for the first time. Listen closely and you’ll hear samples of rain and thunderstorms, rumbling 808 sub-bass, digital synthesizers ripped from a decade old copy of GarageBand, and ghostly spoken poetry buried deep in the mix of the 4 tracks. Café Life is indebted and dedicated to not hurrying and taking your time.
From the moment the group was formed, Starcleaner Reunion has been guided by their belief that music can be transportive and furnish a unique world. Jo Roman’s lyrics paint a captivating picture – one that prompts audiences to reckon with the impressions and colors that her imagery conjures up. Café Life is their first release that welcomes people into a world of their own.
