Today, rising rocker Austen Starr is pleased to share her new single “Read Your Mind,” taken from her upcoming debut album, I Am The Enemy, due out on February 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. The new track arrives alongside an official music video, available to view below.
“Read Your Mind” marks the fourth single released from the upcoming debut following the success of previously released tracks “I Am The Enemy,” “Remain Unseen,” and “Medusa.”
On the new track, Austen comments: “‘Read Your Mind’ was the first track written specifically for the album. Joel came up with the music and most of the melody, along with the line ‘If I could read your mind / For a day or two.’ I tried to keep his lyrical hook in the lyrics while writing, and I wrote 6 vastly different versions of the song that I hated before finding the words I recorded. The final lyrics were written in a 22-minute zealous dissociation on the train ride to the studio on the day of recording. The image evoked is a freeze-frame of that unfortunate moment within a tumultuous relationship shortly before you realize you should give up on it completely. Everything feels unsteady, you’re blaming yourself without giving the other person any credit for the downfall, and you’re wishing that there was a way to make it better, when ultimately there is no resolution to be found. This video is the last and the simplest of the four singles’ videos, showing clips from my vocal tracking sessions at the studio interspersed between shots of the video musicians playing the track. This track is the wistful one, and while I would hope listeners have been spared that pain, I’m sure many will be able to relate!”
Austen Starr’s debut album, I Am The Enemy, delivers a hard-hitting blend of contemporary rock with classic influences, drawing comparisons to artists like The Warning and Halestorm while infusing a more traditional hard rock sound. Featuring powerhouse musicians, the album songs’ have been written by Austen in collaboration with Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Revolution Saints, Iconic, Cher, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), who also takes care of all guitars on the album. Other musicians appearing include Chris Collier (Mick Mars, Lita Ford) on bass and drums, Steve Ferlazzo (Hugo’s Voyage) on keyboards and Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) on background vocals.
On the upcoming release, Austen shares: “I’m ecstatic to finally be releasing an actual album! This project has been a long time coming–a lifetime in the making, as cliché as that may be. It’s a really wild feeling to be putting music out into the world after being so afraid to for the duration of my existence, and the fact that the first couple of songs have been received well is completely blowing my anxious, self-deprecating mind. With the release of this debut album, I feel like I’m putting my life in your hands just to see what you’ll do with it. It’s terrifying, exhilarating, and freeing. Thank you so much to everyone at Frontiers, thank you to Joel Hoekstra, Chris Collier, Steve Ferlazzo, and Chloe Lowery, thank you to everyone who has made this project possible, and thank you to everyone who listens to the music. I hope you all enjoy it!”
Pre-order I Am The Enemy here.
I Am The Enemy tracklisting:
“Remain Unseen
“Medusa
“I Am The Enemy
“Read Your Mind
“Get Out Alive
“Effigy
“Running Out Of Time
“All Alone
“Not This Life
“The Light
“Until I See You Again
“Read Your Mind” (Acoustic, Bonus Track Japan)
About Austen Starr:
Austen Starr is a reluctant Bostonian with a penchant for self-induced misery. A natural contrarian, she was raised in a household where being a musician was the last thing she was encouraged to do—so, of course, Austen recorded an album with the help of some heavy-hitters from Frontiers and beyond. While Austen considers herself to be an “anxious wreck,” she’s channeled her inner turmoil and contradictions into a compelling musical statement. Austen’s penchant for hypocrisy is almost as defined as her narrative voice. After all, she admits to both hating bad grammar and using it in one of her own songs because it fits the meter. When she’s not rocking out on stage or recording, Austen is learning guitar, embracing “emo karaoke nights,” and forging ahead with a relentless, albeit trepidatious, determination to carve out her place in the music world.
Band lineup:
Vocals: Austen Starr
Guitars: Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Revolution Saints, Iconic, Cher, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Bass/Drums: Chris Collier (Mick Mars, Lita Ford)
Keyboards: Steve Ferlazzo (Hugo’s Voyage, Avril Lavigne)
Background Vocals: Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
(Photo – Anthony Grassetti)
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