Bands that should have been bigger: Stellastarr*

REJOICE! Luminous Plectrum returns.
DO you, like me, lie awake at night thinking which bands were cruelly denied indie world domination by the likes of The Killers, The Kaiser Chiefs and Kings of Leon? Damn you, NME.
While we're hearing the abomination that is Brandon Flowers' new solo material, it's an ideal time to sit back and remember the forgotten artists circa-2003/2004.
First up - Stellastarr*
Who? The new-wave New Yorkers repackage the excting aspects of Talking Heads and early R.E.M to cook-up a blistering energy that's as enthralling as frontman Shawn Christensen's dazzling vocals.
Their debut self-titled album, released in 2003, picked up relative success but the follow ups, Harmonies for the Haunted (2005) and Civilized (2009), have been largely and criminally ignored this side of the Atlantic.
It's a travesty that such talent should be overshadowed by tepid, watery wank.