Daste. Drop Cosmic New Single ‘Starwriter’ Ahead of Upcoming Album

Australian trio daste. return with a new single, Starwriter, giving us a fresh taste of their anticipated sophomore album, due for release in February. The track, crafted during a creative getaway in Wooli, NSW, captures the band’s fascination with the cosmos.

Starwriter weaves themes of legacy and destiny into a laid-back groove, underscored by atmospheric 808s and bright, dynamic vocals.

“Starwriter is a track we came up with on a writing trip away in a little beach town in Northern New South Wales called Wooli. One of the lines in the song that sparked the idea of Starwriter was “write your name in the stars like calligraphy” so we wrote to the idea of a legacy that was predestined in the stars. We had a lot of fun making this track and it became a track that didn’t need much touching up after the first few sessions of writing it because we believe it’s a good song at its core. 

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We wrote a lot of the lyrics as if we were singing about daste. We had a lot of late nights working on our songs, live sets, promo pics and merch etc. Putting time into daste knowing it would pay off someday, was honestly more rewarding and valuable than finishing the project. The self-gratification of making the songs we make is a feeling only we can understand but fortunately, it’s a feeling we’re able to express through  

The dynamics in the song creates a lot of space and depth with the combining timbre of heavy 808’s to create a dark atmosphere with shining bright vocals.” – Braxton Tahi (of daste.)

The new single follows the success of Atlas, daste.’s previous release, which they supported with a sold-out Australian tour in August. The trio then took their sound global with a headline tour across North America, hitting major cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto. They capped off their whirlwind year with standout performances at SXSW Sydney, including a coveted spot on the Rolling Stone House lineup.

Daste. continue their stellar trajectory, Starwriter adds another rich layer to their ever-evolving discography. It’s available now, everywhere.

Upcoming Shows:
Tora Tour – main support (tickets)
November 29th – 170 Russell, Melbourne
November 30th – Liberty Hall, Sydney
December 6th – The Triffid, Brisbane