Good evening everyone!
In this section, I will no longer be handing out STARBITS, as those entries are not allowed. However, I will continue to share high-quality songs, share how I discovered them, and share some interesting facts about them. To top it all off, I will also include several tables with the statistics compiled by the Rising Star game.
Since May, I have been creating a playlist to keep track of the latest songs I have discussed in my posts. This will help me remember whether I have already talked about a song before or not. The most recent one is Last Train to London from the british band Electric Light Orchestra.
Disco: Surf Curse
My song of choice on Spotify for today's post is Disco of the band Surf Curse.
Unlike the last few songs I've picked, I didn't discover this one from a TV show or movie. Nor did I find it because it was part of a video game soundtrack, or because of a Spotify recommendation, and certainly not because I heard it on the radio. All of the above are usually how I end up discovering new music, but strangely enough, that wasn't the case this time.
My story with the song I've selected for today begins the other day when I was bored watching some reels on Instagram, either from acquaintances or complete strangers. That's how I ended up coming across a post that had a song I had heard numerous times and that is often used for some memes or situations.
I really ended up loving the chorus of the song, so after hearing it in numerous reels, I decided to find out what song it was, and I found it: Disco by Surf Curse. That's why I ended up adding it to my Spotify and selecting it to share with you in today's post. I don't have much of a story to tell about the song or the band; I just liked it, even though I'm not a regular listener of that genre.
Surf Curse is an American indie rock band formed in 2012. It currently consists of vocalist and drummer Nick Rattigan, guitarist Jason Rubeck, bassist Henry Dillon, and guitarist Noah Koll.
The first two members of the group grew up in Reno, a small city with a passion for music. Before forming the band, they had already collaborated on some home projects that were not very successful. They used to record music in their bedrooms using lo-fi equipment and sound, which ended up shaping the duo's path somewhat.
After the band was formed, they released their first EP and album but failed to achieve the success they desired. Their first real hits came with the release of their second album, Buds, which featured several well-known songs such as Freaks, Heavensent, and Forever Dumb, which helped them establish themselves on the indie rock scene.
However, that was not their biggest global success. Years later, in 2019, they released the album Heaven Surrounds You, which included what would be their biggest hit since their formation: Disco. This song went viral around the world and quickly became popular on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and other social networks.
My Stats and Advertising Space
Before moving on to the stats table I compiled for this post, I'll share my Rising Star game stats, which I compiled using a tool I created on my Rising Star Utils website. This tool shows details like the number of legendary, epic, and rare cards, your luck in each lesson type (Piano/Guitar/Production/Orchestra/Microphone/Drums).
Getting your stats is free, just log in to Rising Star Utils and go to the My Stats section: Use this function in Rising Star Utils.
The tool has a one-hour delay for account queries; data will not be updated during that time.