Cinema Stare have a new single out and it hits exactly where it’s meant to. The Connecticut pop punk outfit just released “Few Things” through Static Era Records, a track built around emotional weight, bright vocals from Quinn Miller, tasty synths, and shifting melodies that pull you in and don’t let go. It’s the kind of song that lodges itself in your head while meaning something in your chest. Listen here.
Miller wrote the track from a direct and difficult place. “I felt like my childhood trauma was eating me alive,” he shares. “I couldn’t move on and remove those negative feelings from my life. So I wrote about how the height of these emotions felt insurmountable. Emotions and conflicts passed down without my permission.” Lines like “I know a few things about being alone” land with that honesty, balanced by hooky “ba bup bas” that give the track its infectious lift. That combination of vulnerability and melodic drive is Cinema Stare at their best.
“Few Things” was produced, engineered, and mixed by Chris Teti at Silver Bullet Studios, with mastering by Will Putney. The care in the production matches the care in the writing, and the result is one of the stronger pop punk singles the band has delivered.
The tour schedule is loaded. Cinema Stare team up with Keep Flying for a northeast run starting May 20, then spend most of July on the road with Adjust The Sails and Worlds Greatest Dad, with HummusVacuum and Sunday Cruise joining on select dates. Stream “Few Things” now and grab tickets below.
Tour Dates:
May 20, Brattleboro, VT, Midnights ^
May 21, Boston, MA, Warehouse XI ^
May 22, Albany, NY, Empire Underground ^
July 7, New Orleans, LA, Gasa Gasa !
July 8, Houston, TX, The End !
July 10, Denton, TX, Rubber Gloves !
July 11, Tulsa, OK, The Vanguard !
July 12, Kansas City, MO, Howdy !
July 14, Omaha, NE, Reverb !
July 15, Iowa City, IA, Gabe’s !
July 16, Minneapolis, MN, Underground Music !
July 17, Milwaukee, WI, X-Ray Arcade $
July 18, Indianapolis, IN, Hoosier Dome $
July 19, Toledo, OH, Frankie’s Inner City $
July 21, Hamden, CT, Space Ballroom $
July 22, Troy, NY, No Fun $
July 23, Baltimore, MD, The Ottobar $
July 24, Richmond, VA, The Camel $
July 25, Norfolk, VA, The Annex $
July 26, Greenville, SC, Poe Mill Music $
^ with Keep Flying
! with Adjust The Sails, Worlds Greatest Dad, HummusVacuum
$ with Adjust The Sails, Worlds Greatest Dad, Sunday Cruise