THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Good Time is the debut album from Austin, TX noise-pop band Daiistar. Creating a narcotic blend of noise and melody, the band take their inspiration from the neo-psychedelic era of the ’80s and ’90s and pull it into the future with modulating synthesizers, heavy guitars, bouncing bass lines, and spiralling hooks. Good Time was produced by The Black Angels’ Alex Maas and engineered by James Petralli of White Denim.
Made up of Alex Capistran (guitar/vocals), Nick Cornetti (drums), Misti Hamrick (bass) and Derek Strahan (keys), Daiistar formed in the spring of 2020, just weeks before the pandemic started. “To us, these songs were a glimmer of light,” Capistran says: “Starting a band at the peak of the pandemic to some might seem ill-timed, but to us it was a way to escape for a moment. There was something to look forward to and we kept our heads in the future. These songs guided us through some dark times and hopefully they can do the same for you. Good Time is here.”
