Expect an explosive entrance from Birmingham's Starries. Their early live shows led Fierce Panda's Simon Williams (then at the NME) to write that if the nascent Idlewild had sounded like a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs then The Starries 'must surely be akin to Idlewild falling down a flight of stairs, falling off a mountain. After a six-month break, The Starries returned to the scene with a new drummer and a harder, more focussed take on melodic hardcore. Singles for Bearos Records and Fierce Panda led to tour with Fungus, Seafood and Idlewild.