When musicians run heavy touring schedules with their primary bands, offshoot projects can easily stall or turn into sporadic one-offs. Star's Revenge, fronted by Geese guitarist Emily Green and Sunflower Bean bassist and vocalist Olive Faber, have instead opted to double down on their partnership. The New York quartet have confirmed the details of their second full-length record, titled Star's Revenge II, which will arrive on Friday, November 27. It serves as their first collection of new material since their self-titled debut emerged in 2022.
Ahead of the release, the four-piece have delivered an initial preview with Don't Worry Dynamite. Running just under three minutes, the track leans on bright, chiming guitars and an uncluttered tempo that lets the playing breathe. Faber takes the lead on vocals here, delivering an affectionate, reassuring performance directed at an anxious companion. Throughout the song, she tries to steady late night restlessness with quiet domestic comforts, singing of holding someone tight until that bright smile returns and promising that everything will settle into place.
The companion video, which Faber co-directed alongside Arielle Herman, matches that loose spirit by trailing the four musicians as they wander through the woods. That modest, handmade aesthetic reflects the physical circumstances behind the album itself. Rather than booking time at an outside commercial studio, the band tracked the entire eleven-song set live to tape at drummer Christian Billard's home recording space in Long Island. Committing whole takes directly to an analog machine forces players to rely on their initial instincts, capturing the physical rattle of the room, collective volume, and small natural dynamics that often get scrubbed away during modern digital tracking.
That raw method suits the personnel involved. Billard, who also plays drums for Turnip King, forms the rhythm section alongside bassist Jonny Ceballos, a familiar presence from his work with The Paranoyds, Outremont, and So Long Goodnight. With Green and Faber sharing songwriting, guitar, and vocal responsibilities, the group built the material around punchy hooks and driving rhythm tracks, ultimately describing the finished record as an intensely loud statement tailored specifically for quiet people.
On a conceptual level, Star's Revenge II picks up the thread left behind by their 2022 record, stepping back into the surreal universe of its fictional protagonist, Star. Across eleven songs, the band explores vignettes centered on friendship, love, and the complications of addiction. Alongside the lead single, the tracklist includes Clean, Teenage Daydream, Sorry, Fine Line, Oh God, USA, Sea Shanty, Last Cigarette, Look At You, and Something Missing. Arriving in late November, the album was deliberately timed to accompany the onset of late autumn, aligning with the band's thematic interest in chilly weather and falling leaves.
The announcement arrives during a rare opening in Green's calendar. Geese spent the better part of eighteen months on the road promoting their third LP, Getting Killed, which earned widespread critical praise upon its 2025 arrival. Their itinerary carried them across major festival stages throughout the summer of 2026, including appearances at Reading and Leeds, Electric Picnic, and a top-billed slot at End Of The Road. Back home in New York, singer Cameron Winter has also been pursuing independent avenues, confirming work on an upcoming solo effort and testing out unreleased material during a surprise appearance in New Orleans.
While side ventures frequently get treated as palate cleansers, Star's Revenge functions as a grounded creative outlet where its players can strip away touring pressure in favor of immediate, unpolished rock songs. Don't Worry Dynamite demonstrates how much mileage Green, Faber, Billard, and Ceballos can pull from that setup, offering an inviting entry point into their upcoming record.
