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Fraser Lewry

"He lit up the room like the sun. Then, just like that, he was gone": Glam-punks Starbenders release tribute to the mysterious Chantilly Boy

Starbenders studio portrait.

Atlanta glam-punks Starbenders have released a new single, Chantilly Boy. The quartet's first release since September's Tokyo single, it's the latest banger in a long line of thoroughly modern rock bangers, and gets bonus points for the lines "Valhalla at the end of the night / Hang around the heavy metal parking lot," presumably a reference to the much-loved short film Heavy Metal Park Lot.

“I was thrifting at Lost n’ Found Youth on Chantilly Drive in Atlanta when I met the most beautiful soul," explains lead Starbender Kimi Shelter. "We got to talking, and he shared his story. Life dealt a harsh hand and he lived on the streets, yet he lit up the room like the sun. Then, just like that, he was gone.

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