Been Stellar

2014-2022: Early Years Sam Slocum and Skyler Knapp formed the band in 2014 at their high school in Michigan. The pair moved to New York City as first-year students at New York University. The band is named after American actor Ben Stiller. In 2017, Been Stellar released their first LP titled, "Sells Out" on Bandcamp. The album received mostly positive reviews. == Musical style and influences ==

Been Stellar is recognized as a indie rock band. Their music has been described as a blend of post-punk and shoegaze, and a music that balances noisy tones with pop melodies. Like most of their contemporaries on the New York rock scene, the band members said they were influenced by New York acts such as The Velvet Underground, Television, Sonic Youth, The Strokes, Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bowery Electric, La Monte Young and DIIV. Shoegaze acts like My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain or Ride also influenced their music, and artists like Car Seat Headrest, Just Mustard, Portishead and Tricky were mentioned too.{{cite web Lyrically Ezra Koenig, Allen Ginsberg, Morrissey and Modern Baseball were mentioned as main influences. == Band members ==

Current members • Sam Slocum - lead vocals, tambourine (2014–present); guitar (2024–present) • Skyler Knapp - guitar (2014–present) • Nico Brunstein - bass guitar (2017–present) • Gigi Giobbi - drums (2025–present) Past members • Harrison Li - guitar (2024–2025) • Laila Wayans - drums (2018–2024) • Nando Dale - guitar (2018–2024) • Dominic Gould - bass (2014–2017) • Miles Camiener - drums (2014–2017) • Michael Lynch - guitar (2014–2017) Touring Members • Ally Sianga - guitar (2025–present) Timeline ==Discography==

Studio albums • Sells Out (self-released, 2017) • Scream from New York, NY (Dirty Hit, 2024) EPs • Nihilist (2020) • Been Stellar (2022) • Breakaway EP (2025) Live Albums • Been Stellar on Audiotree Live (2023) ==References==